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Axehead
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From Gordon Moss, Berwickshire
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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
Project description View all records in project - 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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