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Neolithic stone axehead
Polished axe with rounded butt end and apparent pecking on hte sdies. Some flakes on the chopping edge may be a result of use or secondary damage. Slightly dished on one side, probably from re-use as a whetstone.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
74.37H/1
Find Information
Site Name: Old Oswestry Hillfort, Oswestry
Grid Reference: SJ 295 310
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1939-1940
Notes: found by the donor, unstratified
Acquisition
Donation, 7/11/1974
Measurements
length / mm:104
width / mm:56
thickness / mm:32
Material
stone
rhyolitic tuff
Location
In store
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