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Neolithic, Ground and Polished Axe, HCA 122
This porcellanite axehead (L 11.8 x W 4.9cm) has a total thickness of 3.5cm and weighs 296g. It has a full oval cross-section and curved symmetrical edge shape. Its blade is asymmetrical. The blade, sides, butt and faces are ground. The blade, sides and faces are polished. There are indented depressions on one side which may indicate hafting. The sides are broad and rounded and the edge is sharp a…
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:202
- share3d:202
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
- 2020-03-20T15:36:47.615Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2024-09-11T14:48:51.577Z