Earsdon, polished axe

HER Number:
729

District:
N Tyneside

Site Name:
Earsdon, polished axe

Place:
Earsdon

Map Sheet:
NZ37SW

Class:
Tools and Equipment

Site Type: Broad:
Cutting Equipment

Site Type: Specific:
Axe

General Period:
Prehistoric

Specific Period:
Neolithic

Form of Evidence:
Find

Description:
...a polished stone axe-head from Earsdon... was received in 1932 by the forerunner of the Museum of Antiquities in an exchange of material with the Hancock Museum. There is no information about its original discovery. The Museum Records report it to be of quartz dolerite with measurements as follows: length 134 mm, width 62 mm, thickness 34 mm. It is recorded as pitted on both faces, with a facetted edge.

Easting:
322

Northing:
725

Grid Reference:
NZ322725

Lats/Lons:

Sources:
<< HER 729 >> Museum of Antiquities Museum Records, 1932, 1932.89 R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 88, and fig. 28 p. 89 no. 1