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Axehead

Object

Flint tool

Production date

4000 BC -2200 BC

Object number

1991.631

Physical Description

Axehead. Flint, rectangular, all sides angled to edges, mottled mustard, grey and black

Object history

Axes were important in the Neolithic period as farming required land to be cleared of trees, and wood was needed to build solid structures for a settled life.

Associated Event

Dimension

Width: 85mm

On display?

No