Wrockwardine Parish Council
Wrockwardine
axehead
This stone
axehead
was found in the parish of Wrockwardine. Originally the butt end of the
axehead would have fitted into a slot in the axe's wooden handle or
haft.
The chipping to the blade of the axe is probably the result of use.
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| During
the Neolithic
specific
outcrops of hard rock were worked to produce axeheads. Petrological
studies
of this example by Birmingham University have traced the source of the
rock to the Charnwood Forest in Leicestershire. |
The
Wrockwardine
Axehead
Drawing
by Emma-Kate
Burns, Shropshire Archaeology Service
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The
Neolithic period (4,000
B.C.
to 2,200 B.C.) saw the introduction of farming to Britain. Forest was
cleared
to form fields to grow crops and graze livestock. A more settled way of
life also developed and more permanent timber built houses were
constructed.
Axes were, therefore, an important tool for clearing and shaping the
landscape.
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