A history of Dorset in objects – A jade axe-head
Published in January ’21
STONE Age axe-heads are comparatively common, made from flint and often showing signs of having been subjected to a lot of use before being tossed away. This axe-head, dating from at least 2000BC, is of a different order altogether. There are one or two small chips on the edge, but jade was much too rare and decorative a substance to be used regularly for anything as…
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