Polished stone axes from Burradon (Netherton with Biddlestone)
Included in the Greenwell collection in the British Museum are two polished stone axes found at Burradon.
The first is a flint celt of very rare form. Made of ochreous-coloured flint in a 'narrow, lengthened, oblong wedge form', and polished all over. It is 8-1/4in long, 2-1/2in wide at the broad end and 1-1/4in wide at the narrow end (Evan's fig 47). (1)
The flint celt found at Burradon is of very rare form, inasmuch as it expands towards the edge. (Illustration fig 47). (Brief description and illustrations (fig 58) of polished stone celt). (2)
The first is a flint celt of very rare form. Made of ochreous-coloured flint in a 'narrow, lengthened, oblong wedge form', and polished all over. It is 8-1/4in long, 2-1/2in wide at the broad end and 1-1/4in wide at the narrow end (Evan's fig 47). (1)
The flint celt found at Burradon is of very rare form, inasmuch as it expands towards the edge. (Illustration fig 47). (Brief description and illustrations (fig 58) of polished stone celt). (2)
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