Neolithic polished greenstone axehead. A ground and polished...

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Neolithic polished greenstone axehead. A ground and polished Neolithic axehead c. 4000BC - 3000BC, trapezoidal in plan with a curved cutting edge and pointed oval profile. The axe is manufactured from a grey-green fine-grained siliceous tuff, a sedimentary volcanic rock, typical of the axeheads produced at Great Langdale, Cumbria. Three small chips to the cutting edge, otherwise very fine condition, a fieldwalking find from near Ancaster, Lincolnshire. 116mm x 72mm x 33mm, 333g.

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13th Sep 22 at 10:30am BST

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