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Axehead

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From Gordon Moss, Berwickshire

Postcard of Axehead.
000-100-032-907-C
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Axehead

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: 0098: National Museums Scotland
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Ref: National Museums Scotland  X.AF 646
Date: Between 3800 and 1800 BC
Material: Flint, grey
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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