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Stone axe from Dun Aonghasa, find no. 2322
Shale axe/adze, partially ground. Left side straightish, naturally flattened. Right side concave, naturally flat. Junctions with blade. Edge blunt, may be reground, face 2. Faces, unworked bedding planes apart from slight grinding face 1. Grinding on face 1 blade is very coarse/heavy. Butt more oblique in plan than rounded. This is a cobble worked at the blade end. Profile is asymmetrical; thin, c…
Contributors
- Claire Cotter
- G. Cooney
Creator
- The Discovery Programme
Publisher
- The Discovery Programme
Subject
- archaeology
- forts
- Archaeology
Type of item
- Image
Contributors
- Claire Cotter
- G. Cooney
Creator
- The Discovery Programme
Publisher
- The Discovery Programme
Subject
- archaeology
- forts
- Archaeology
Type of item
- Image
Providing institution
Aggregator
Rights statement for the media in this item (unless otherwise specified)
- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/
Places
- Ireland
Identifier
- WSFP_V03_FIG_2322
Format
- L.120mm; W.53mm; T.18mm; Wt. 147g
- jpeg
Relations
- Dun Aonghasa
References
- The Western Stone Forts Project
Providing country
- Ireland
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-02-08T10:02:35.723Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-04-11T05:58:07.770Z