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Polished axe

Origin

Castro de Alvarelhos, Alvarelhos, Santo Tirso.

Material

Greyish (P92) sandstone.

Description

Fully polished axe. Elongated sub-elliptical outline, with a plano-convex, regular and symmetrical cutting edge. Subcircular section. Pointed butt without traces of use. Very sharp cutting edge, with traces of use.

Classification and chronology

Type … / Castro de Alvarelhos - Phase I

Dimensions

Maximum length: 121 mm; Maximum width: 54 mm; Maximum thickness: 34 mm; Weight: 282,3 gr.

Deposit

MMAP [ALV. 97 B1, A1 (G15.01), op. 86].

Bibli.

MOREIRA 2007, 51; 2010, est. CCXXXVI, n.º 11.