Prehistoric British Upper-Palaeolithic Abraded Flint Axe Head - Incomplete For Sale

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Prehistoric British Upper-Palaeolithic Abraded Flint Axe Head - Incomplete:
$292.13

Chronology:

BroadPeriod: Palaeolithic:

Sub-period:Upper:

DateFrom: 75000 BC:

DateTo: 12000 BC:

Dimensionsand Weight:

Length:19.4 cm

Width: 11.4 cm

Thickness: max: 5 cm:

Weight: 1761 grams [1.76 kg]:

Anincomplete and abraded pole-axe[1*]of probable Palaeolithic date. In plan the axe is broadly ovoidand triangularonplan. In cross-section the axe has a clear humped shape. The axeheadis bi-facially worked although some of the flakes on both the dorsaland ventral faces are invasive with hinge fractures suggesting theyare a result of uncontrolled \'naturalflaking\'through movement in the soil andor frost damage.The dorsal (upper) face of the axe has been worked in many differingdirections and controlled flake scars can be seen inseveral places,there is visible cortex. The ventral (reverse) face has notbeen worked to a finish and shows abraded‘blade-flake’scars; it is possible that these have been water washed resulting inthe creation of a smooth surface, there is evidence of cortex frostpitting and thermal scars.Evidence of multi-face working can be seen around the edges of thisface. The one edge of the axe has a slight ‘S’shaped undulating profile characteristic of axes of this type.

[1*]- This is a large incomplete example and it is suggested that thisaxe would have been securely wood-hafted upon a large handled pole:

Provenance:

I recovered the axe-head where it had been deposited in a fen-drain ditch spoil-heap where, dredging hadoccurredover the winter of 2022: Northern Cambridgeshire upper Fen Edge:

Reference material and further reading:

Where possible ancientartifactsmay be referenced to similar material observed in the following publications within my collection:

• British Artefacts Vol.1, 2 and 3:Brett Hammond [Greenlight Publishing 2010]:

• Celtic & Roman Artefacts:Nigel Mills[Greenlight Publishing 2007]:

• SPQR: A History of Ancient Rome:Mary Beard [Profile Books 2015]:

• 50 Bronze Age Artefacts: Portable Antiquities Scheme:Dot Boughton [Amberley Publishing 2021]:

• Pottery in Britain 4000BC to AD 1900:Lloyd Laing [Greenlight Publishing 2003]:

• British Iron Age Coins In The British Museum:Richard Hobbs [British Museum 1996]:

• Swords of The Viking Age:Ian Peirce: [The Boydell Press 2003]:

• Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society Volume 85:[Cambridge University Press

  2019]

• Mesolithic Europe:Geoff Bailey / Penny Spikins [Cambridge University Press 2008]

• Viking Art:James Graham-Campbell: [Thames & Hudson, London 2018]

• Roman Coins Vol. 1, 2 & 3:David R Sear: [Spink London 2000]:

• The Roman Cavalry:Karen R. Dixon: [B. . Batsford 1997]:

• Rome’s Saxon Shore: CoastalDefensesof Roman Britain AD 250 – 500:Nic Fields [Osprey Publishing 2006]:

• Amulets of Ancient Egypt:Carol Andrews: [University of Texas Press / British Museum Press 1994]:

• The Uniforms of the Roman World: Military dress, weapons, artillery, ships, siege engines and fortifications:Kevin F. Killey: [Anness Publishing 2017]:

Where possible finger rings may be referenced to similar material observed in the following publications within my collection:

• Victorian and Albert Museum CATALOGUE OF FINGER RINGS 1930:C.C.Oman [Anglia Publishing. 1991 – Now out of print]:

• Finger Rings:Diana Scarisbrick / Martin Henig: [Ashmolean Museum Oxford. 2003]:

• Ancient Rings An Illustrated Collectors Guide:T. N. Polio: [McFarland & Co Inc.2018:

• 1000 Rings: Inspiring Adornments of the Hand:Le Van, Marthe; Ebendorf, Robert [W: Lark Books 2004]:

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