An Axe-hammer from Fifield Bavant, Wilts., and the Exploitation of Preselite

J. F. S. Stone

doi:10.1017/S0003581500087801

An Axe-hammer from Fifield Bavant, Wilts., and the Exploitation of Preselite

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J. F. S. Stone

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The axe-hammer illustrated (pl. xviii b and fig. 1) was found by Mr. J. E. Best in 1944 on the surface of Fifield Down about one mile north-west of Fifield Bavant, south Wilts. Unfortunately for dating purposes it was not associated with other objects, but nevertheless is of great interest in that it is made of spotted dolerite or preselite from the Presely mountains, Pembrokeshire, and is of a type very rarely found in the southern lowlands. Fortunately, preselite is a rock easily identified macroscopically, and I am grateful to Dr. F. S. Wallis and the South-Western Sub-Committee for the Petrological Identification of Stone Implements for confirming the identification. In this instance it was agreed that slicing was unnecessary as the owner had expressed hesitancy in permitting the operation to be performed, and it was obvious that little purpose would be served by defacing so perfect a specimen for microscopic examination.

Type: Research Article
Information: The Antiquaries Journal , Volume 30 , Issue 3-4 , October 1950 , pp. 145 - 151

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1017/S0003581500087801 [Opens in a new window]
Copyright: Copyright © The Society of Antiquaries of London 1950

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