Earsdon, polished axe
Earsdon, polished axe
HER Number
729
District
N Tyneside
Site Name
Earsdon, polished axe
Place
Earsdon
Map Sheet
NZ37SW
Class
Monument <By Form>
Site Type: Broad
Findspot
Site Type: Specific
Polished Axehead
General Period
PREHISTORIC
Specific Period
Neolithic -4,000 to -2,200
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
432200
Northing
572500
Grid Reference
NZ432200572500
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
R. Miket, 1984, The Prehistory of Tyne and Wear, p. 88, and fig. 28 p. 89 no. 1