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Neolithic Ground Axehead, HCA 125
This porcellanite axehead (L 9.1 x W 6.8cm) has a total thickness of 2.1cm and weighs 177g. It has a narrow oval cross-section and convex edge shape. Its blade is asymmetrical. The blade, sides, butt and faces are ground. The sides are only partly ground with numerous flake scars. The edges are sharp and undamaged but both faces are damaged by post manufacture flake scars. Overall the axe is well …
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
- 4000-2,500 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:208
- share3d:208
Format
- glTF
Language
- English
- eng
Is part of
- Share3D
- Ireland
Relations
- The Hunt Museum Essential Guide (2002)
Year
- 2018
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2020-03-19T19:37:31.708Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-09-09T13:14:36.050Z