Axehead

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This flint axehead was found at Gordon Moss in Berwickshire. It was a ceremonial, prestigious item, rather than a utilitarian axehead, used sometime between 3800 and 1800 BC.

The axehead is partly polished.

Some axeheads were symbols of power and prestige for a long period, probably with religious significance as well.

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• Online ID: 000-100-032-907-C
• Image Rights Holder: National Museums Scotland
• Project: National Museums Scotland
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• Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.AF 646
• Date: Between 3800 and 1800 BC
  
• Material: Flint, grey
  Axe
  
• Dimensions: 6.13" x 1.88"
  
• What: Axe
  
• Subject:
• Who: Lady John Scott Collection
  
• Where: Scotland, Berwickshire, Gordon Moss
  
• Event:
• Description: Partly polished axe head of grey flint, from Gordon Moss, Berwickshire
  
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