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Axe Quartsite : Neolithic
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York Museums Trust, Ellie Cox, 2012-06-06 14:18:13
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Axe Quartsite : Neolithic
Description
English: A complete quartzite axehead of late Neolithic date 3500-2100 BC. The axehead is triangular in plan and ovate in section. The dorsal surface is invasively flaked across the entire surface, with negative scars indicating knapping blows from right to left hand sides. The distal edge is ground and polished to create a precise cutting edge, there is some slight notching to the polished aspect of the edge. The proximal end tapers into a narrowed profile, the end is abruptly blunted. The ventral surface also contains invasive flaking but appears to have been worked from a number of different angles to create the shape. The distal end is also ground and polished.

The quartzite takes conchoidal fracturing whist retaining a grainy texture and high translucency. There are well known examples of quartzite hand axes from Africa in the tear drop axe type.

The quartzite has undergone heavy geological reworking.

Length: 126.9. Width: 46.1mm Thickness: 18.9mm Weight: 125g

Bond, Pg, 146, Fig, 5.132, No, 51.

Similar examples can be seen on the PAS database: Unique ID: YORYM-543D87, Unique ID: BH-E5CA81
Depicted place (County of findspot) North Yorkshire
Date between 3500 BC and 2100 BC
Accession number
FindID: 503650
Old ref: YORYM-518100
Filename: SB0005.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/384142
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/384142/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/503650
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