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An Early Neolithic Axe Factory at Le Pinacle, Jersey, Channel Islands

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  18 February 2014

Mark Patton
Mark Patton
Affiliation:
Jersey Museums Service, La Hougue Bie Museum, Grouville, Jersey, Channel Islands
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Abstract

The site of Le Pinacle, Jersey, is an important multi-phase site with horizons dating to the Early Neolithic, Chalcolithic, Bronze Age, Iron Age and Gallo-Roman periods. Recent reassessment of the material from the site suggests the existence of a stone axe production centre at Le Pinacle during the Early Neolithic period. Petrological studies have resulted in the identification of a group of dolerite axes, for which Le Pinacle is the probable source. Axes belonging to this group have been identified in assemblages from Jersey, Guernsey, Alderney and Sark.

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Research Article
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Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society , Volume 57 , Issue 2 , 1991 , pp. 51 - 59
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Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1991

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