Context (CMS Context)
Found by Ann Elrick, Fyvie, at St Mary' s Chapel (while under repair) on April 11th 1861; Found: St. Mary' s Chapel
Event Date 11/7/1991
Author: maa

Description (CMS Description)
Large ground and polished axe adze
Event Date 11/7/1991
Author: maa

Context (CMS Context)
Exhibited: Displayed in the Andrews Gallery as part of the 'Assembling Bodies' exhibition March 2009-November 2010. Display label noted 'Neolithic Axes 5,000 to 2,500 years ago. Burwell and London, England and Leys and Fyvie, Scotland. The new technology of polishing stone produced very sharp edges. Many of these handled axes were used by the first farmers for cutting trees. The delicate green axes were not functional tools however, but symbols of wealth and power.'
Event Date 5/7/2013
Author: Remke van der Velden