Neolithic, Ground and Polished Stone Axe, HCA 124
This axehead (L 7.1 x W 7cm) has a total thickness of 3.1cm and weighs 196g. It has an oval cross-section and curved, asymmetrical edges. Its blade is symmetrical and however, the butt is damaged meaning its original shape is unknown. The blade, sides and faces are ground and the blade, sides and faces are polished. The sides are rounded and some remnant peck marks are visible on the highly polish…
Creator
- Limerick3D
Subject
- Stone tool technology
- lithics
- agriculture
- farming
- forest clearance
- stone-working
- archaeological objects
- axes (tools)
- Agriculture
- Archaeological artifact
Type of item
- 3D
Creator
- Limerick3D
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 - 2,500BC
- Neolithic
Places
- Rockbarton Bog, Lough Gur, 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:204
- share3d:204
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