Axe blade - stone
Country
France
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Object detail
Description
Stone axe. The flint is a mottled buff cream-grey with a highly polished surface. The axe tapers slightly along its length, from the base to the top. The wider basal edge has numerous small flakes, possibly from retouching, on the top. The reverse side has several larger flakes with some more recently removed. The narrower end likewise has numerous flake scars on the top, and some evidence of cortex on the bottom surface which is rougher than the top. Handwritten black ink on surface "Harbonnieres, France. Coll. by L.R.Blake, M.C. 1918".
Classification
TOOLS Multipurpose axe head
Production place
Measurements
H33m x W115mm x D52mm
Media/Materials description
Flint
Signature/Marks
Harbonnieres, France. \ Coll. by L.R.Blake, M.C. 1918
History and use
This stone artefact was collected by Captain L R Blake, from Harbonnieres, 1918. Harbonnieres is a French township, which witnessed a major Allied push on the 8th August 1918.
Associated person
Registration number
E1563