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1884.125.294

Stone axe, sub rectangular in shape. The butt tapers from a rounded point to a slightly curved bit/blade. [MN 15/10/2008]

1884.125.294

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Collection type
Object
Description
Stone axe, sub rectangular in shape. The butt tapers from a rounded point to a slightly curved bit/blade. [MN 15/10/2008]
Geographical reference
France
Europe > Western Europe > France
Bretagne
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Neolithic
Date collected
By 1874
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Flaked, Process Ground
Dimensions
Width: max 17 mm, Length: max 58 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.125.294 PR Cat other PR nos: 1047 PR Cat other PR nos: 1659
Research and responses

Note that the four figure number is not given in the accession book. This object could have been obtained by Pitt Rivers during his visits to Brittany 1878 and 1879 [Bowden, 1991: 86-7][Chapman, 1981: 410-2] [Thompson, 1977: 61] [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe

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