Neolithic, Ground and Polished Stone axe, HCA 123
This dolerite axehead (L 11.7 x W 7.3cm) has a total thickness of 3cm and weighs 478g. It has a symmetrical cross-section and damaged edge shape. Its blade is asymmetrical and its butt is rounded almost flat. The blade, sides, butt and faces are ground and polished. The sides are broad and rounded and slightly splaying. The edge is heavily chipped, worn and blunted. The blade area and faces are we…
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
- 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:207
- share3d:207
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