This small stone axehead is made from volcanic tuff and dates from the neolithic period ... We can only theorise about how the axe came to be in this unusual location. It may be that the island ...

The introdution in Neolithic times of the polished stone axe-head,capable of producing large clean cuts,led to greater speed and precision in the in the clearing of woodland, and to its use on a ...

"The flint axe was the Swiss Army knife of its time ... being featured on BBC Radio 4 is yet to be chosen. "For the British Museum's 100th object, I would suggest a carbon calculator, such ...

"The flint axe was the Swiss Army knife of its time ... being featured on BBC Radio 4 is yet to be chosen. "For the British Museum's 100th object, I would suggest a carbon calculator, such ...