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Neolithic stone axehead roughout
The cutting-end of the rough-out of a light axe from a thick or tubular piece, broken during manufacture.
Collection Area
Archaeology & Numismatics
Item Number
63.48/3
Find Information
Site Name: Mynydd Rhiw, Aberdaron
Grid Reference: SH 233 297
Collection Method: excavation
Date: 1958-1959
Notes: From site B Excavated by the above on behalf of the Royal Commission on Ancient Monuments in Wales and Monmouthshire.
Acquisition
Donation, 4/3/1963
Measurements
length / mm:101.1
width / mm:46.0
thickness / mm:25.5
weight / g:152.0
Material
baked shale
Petrological group: XXI
Location
In store
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