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Neolithic, Ground and Polished Axe, HCA 172 A
This miniature axehead (L 4.9 x W 3.5cm) has a total thickness of 1.6cm and weighs just 40g. It has an oval cross section and gently curved, asymmetrical edges. It’s blade is asymmetrical and it has a rounded butt. The blade, sides and faces are ground and the blade and faces are polished. The sides are irregular and rounded and fine remnant pecking is visible. The blade edge is very sharp with a …
Creator
- The Hunt Museum
Subject
- stone tool technology
- lithics
- agriculture
- farming
- forest clearance
- migration
- trade
- 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
- migration
- trade
- 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
- Piedmont, Alpine Area
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:209
- share3d:209
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