File:Neolithic to early Bronze Age , Axehead (FindID 276387).jpg

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Neolithic to early Bronze Age : Axehead
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York Museums Trust, Rebecca Morris, 2009-11-12 15:50:05
Title
Neolithic to early Bronze Age : Axehead
Description
English: An almost complete very fine and well finished axe of Neolithic to early Bronze Age date. The object has an rounded oval section, which has been ground at one end to form a chamfered blade end. The blade has broken in places, as a result of shallow chips. It is important to notice the polishing striations which have been left behind on the surface of the axe. On the rounded surfaces the striations are longitudinal, where as the striations on the blade section are more irregular and curved. The blade proper has short longitudinal striations, this is where the chipping has occurred.

The opposite end of the axe, the butt end, has been shaped into a blunt cone, with little other detail. The object is constructed of a fine grained igneous volcanic rock with the appearance of a porphyritic basalt. The phenocrysts (crystals) are most likely plagioclase feldspar. The stone has a dark brownish-black patina. The object has been highly polished resulting in a smooth, glossy texture, albeit pitted in places.

The object is probably an axehead dating to circa 3500-1500 BC.
Depicted place (County of findspot) East Riding of Yorkshire
Date between 3500 BC and 1500 BC
Accession number
FindID: 276387
Old ref: YORYM-BF3D64
Filename: PAF0001.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/228299
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/228299/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/276387
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