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AXEHEAD
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All rights reserved, Lucy Bevan, 2017-11-29 14:51:53
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AXEHEAD
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A bifacially flaked flint axe fragment made on a weathered, thin and elongate tabular nodule. Both faces retain areas of worn chalky cortex, but have been modified by broad, shallow irregular flaking to form an irregular lenticular cross section. the piece represents the butt-end of the axe and tapers to a blunt point at the butt-end. One margin has a straight midline edge, the other side is more irregular; both edges have evidence of grinding and polishing, but this is limited in extent and does not extend over either face. The piece may have been broken in use, a bi-faceted cross body break has recurved or hinged c.90 degrees to remove a substantial shallow flute from one face. Exposed surfaces are recortificated white with semi-gloss patina. there are some re-brown ferrous stains, mainly along flake scar ridges.

Date: Neolithic 4000 BC to 2351 BC.

Dimensions: 98.5mm x 60mm x 28mm.

Weight: 159g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 4000 BC and 2350 BC
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FindID: 877652
Old ref: DOR-EC8B50
Filename: DOREC8B504.jpg
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/639391
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/639391/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 30 November 2020)
Object location50° 49′ 39.36″ N, 2° 06′ 39.6″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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