File:Late Neolithic or Bronze age battleaxe (FindID 625710-475090).jpg

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Late Neolithic or Bronze age battleaxe
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Lincolnshire County Council, Adam Daubney, 2014-07-02 14:00:09
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Late Neolithic or Bronze age battleaxe
Description
English: A late Neolithic or Bronze Age perforated object, often known as a 'battle axe'. This axe was purchased by a collector and subsequently reported to the Lincolnshire FLO. The object is claimed to have been found in the 1970s somewhere along the Lincolnshire coast. The axe formed part of an 'old collection' for many years prior to reporting.

The object is made of a green-tinged black fine-grained basalt. The object is lozenge in plan with slightly rounded angles. At the 'cutting edge' the axe has a diamond-shaped, raised ledge that smooths towards the central hole. The central hole appears to be cylindrically drilled.

The object is very smooth and shows extensive wear all over. This 'soapy' appearence is suggestive of erosion by water, and this complements the apparent find spot.

The axe itself appears to be much smaller than the usual range of implements, and may be a votive item.

Weight: 285g. Dimensions 83 x 52mm.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Lincolnshire
Date NEOLITHIC
Accession number
FindID: 625710
Old ref: LIN-3FEEC4
Filename: LIN-3FEEC4_front.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/475091
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/475091/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/625710
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