January 17, 2005
Ancient axes, lying around the house
An ancient Lincolnshire hunter's axe head has finally been identified by archaeologists - 40 years after it was found.Full story here.The 6,000-year-old weapon, which may have been used to kill wild deer and boar, was brought to a village heritage day by pensioner Kathleen Hesketh.
She found the rare artefact, one of only a handful ever discovered, in a pile of rubble after a house demolition in Nettleham in the 1960s.
Posted by David on January 17, 2005 10:45 AM
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Surprisingly little information about the object itself in the full story: "green", "smooth". Except for the dimensions, that's about it. You can deduce from this that it is polished as opposed to flaked, and from that you can guess what the general shape must be. How'd you like the bit about possibly being used to kill deer and wild boars at the same time as being a ceremonial object?
Posted by: Peter Waksman on January 17, 2005 1:36 PM
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