My searches recently have turned up some more shattered axes and I am just left wondering what beauty has been lost. The first one is not down to the plough or rollers, but that vandal of ancient flint tools: 'Jack Frost'
The tip of this axe was buried deep in a trench, well below the plough layer and has a mint fresh edge. The tip and reverse face have suffered from extensive frost shattering and the pieces removed appear to be very small. I didn't see any obvious debris from the tip in the hole, so it appears that between the time the artefact was subject to frost damage and the place of deposition there has been some parting of the two (main axe and fragments).
The second piece is one that has been shattered by the digger (digging footings) and the soil removed from site. So no hope of ever finding the rest. You can see the edge in the second picture
The tip of this axe was buried deep in a trench, well below the plough layer and has a mint fresh edge. The tip and reverse face have suffered from extensive frost shattering and the pieces removed appear to be very small. I didn't see any obvious debris from the tip in the hole, so it appears that between the time the artefact was subject to frost damage and the place of deposition there has been some parting of the two (main axe and fragments).
The second piece is one that has been shattered by the digger (digging footings) and the soil removed from site. So no hope of ever finding the rest. You can see the edge in the second picture
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