Neolithic, Ground and Polished Stone Axe, HCA 120
This gabbro axehead (L 13.4 x W 5.6cm) has a total thickness of 3.4cm and weighs 416g. It has a full oval cross-section and curved symmetrical edge shape. Its blade is asymmetrical and its butt is rounded. The blade, sides, butt and faces are ground and the blade, sides and faces are polished. The sides are broad and rounded. The edge is very sharp in the centre but chipped at the sides. The blade…
Creator
- The Hunt Museum
Subject
- Stone tool technology
- lithics
- agriculture
- farming
- forest clearance
- stone-working
- archaeological objects
- axes (tools)
- Agriculture
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Creator
- The Hunt Museum
Subject
- Stone tool technology
- lithics
- agriculture
- farming
- forest clearance
- stone-working
- archaeological objects
- axes (tools)
- Agriculture
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/mark/1.0/
Rights
- © Hunt Museum 2020
Creation date
- 2018
- 2018
Temporal
- 4,000 - 2,500 BC
- Neolithic
Places
- Knockderk, Patrickswell, Co. Limerick
Provenance
- This model was created by Limerick 3D. Thanks to support from The Heritage Council, European Year of Cultural Heritage and Limerick City and County Council training of volunteers was facilitated by Digital Heritage Age and the programme is ongoing at The Hunt Museum. the project focuses on exploring the Museum Collections through the use of photogrammetry and laser scanning to create 3D models.; Photogrammetry
Identifier
- share3d:203
- share3d:203
Format
- glTF
Language
- English
- en
Is part of
- Share3D
- Ireland
Relations
- The Hunt Museum Essential Guide (2002)
Year
- 2018
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2024-12-09T08:53:52.112Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-12-09T08:53:52.112Z