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1915.37.44

Polished stone axe with broken butt and chipped bit.

1915.37.44

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Collection type
Object
Description
Polished stone axe with broken butt and chipped bit.
Person
Maker Unknown Maker
Field collector Henry Balfour
PRM source Henry Balfour
Date / Period
Archaeological period: Neolithic
Date collected
1888
Acquisition information
Donated: 1915
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Flaked, Process Polished, Process Ground
Dimensions
Length: max 90 mm, Width: max 55 mm
Object numbers
Accession number: 1915.37.44
Associated publications
This object was mentioned in Archaeological Material from Oxfordshire in the Collection of the Pitt Rivers Museum by Simon Thorpe. this is an unpublished spiral bound report dated June 1996, on the Museum's collections of Oxfordshire archaeological material including lists of sites, grid references etc [copy in RDF: Researchers File: Thorpe]. [MJD (Verve) 7/6/2017]

Search terms: Tool, Weapon, Axe

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