Neolithic stone axe

Description

A stone axehead roughout made from Langdale epidotized tuff stone and dating from the Neolithic Period, 4000 BC - 2350 BC. The roughout is ovoid in plan and S-shaped in profile, with a sub-rectangular section. The roughout has knapped edges and it is roughly axe-shaped, but it was not completed. The faces are still bulbous and the surface is rough: is has not been polished. Work was discontinued and the roughout was discarded for unknown reasons. Length: 185 mm Width: 101 mm Thickness: 33 mm Weight: 759 g https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/602922 The model of the axe was created from 48 photographs.