Photograph of the right side of stone adze/axe (ISAP 03544) from Ballynacourty, Co. Galway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1940:31). Macro-ID - Schist Petrology - Green coarse strongly foliated chlorite schist, of group. Description - Sides - Both rounded. Junctions of

Adze/axe | Schist

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Photograph of face 2 of stone adze/axe (ISAP 03544) from Ballynacourty, Co. Galway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1940:31). Macro-ID - Schist Petrology - Green coarse strongly foliated chlorite schist, of group. Description - Sides - Both rounded. Junctions of sides wi

Adze/axe | Schist

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Photograph of face 1 of stone adze/axe (ISAP 03544) from Ballynacourty, Co. Galway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1940:31). Macro-ID - Schist Petrology - Green coarse strongly foliated chlorite schist, of group. Description - Sides - Both rounded. Junctions of sides wi

Adze/axe | Schist

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Photograph of the left side of stone adze (ISAP 03542) from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1939:156), from Ballynacourty Co. Galway. Description- Sides: Both rounded. Sides and edge merge. Sides and butt merge. Edge: Worn and blunted. C-shaped in profile. Blade Area: Regular

adze | Schist

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Photograph of face 1 of stone adze (ISAP 03542) from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1939:156), from Ballynacourty Co. Galway. Description- Sides: Both rounded. Sides and edge merge. Sides and butt merge. Edge: Worn and blunted. C-shaped in profile. Blade Area: Regular, but w

adze | Schist

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Photograph of face 2 of stone adze (ISAP 03542) from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1939:156), from Ballynacourty Co. Galway. Description- Sides: Both rounded. Sides and edge merge. Sides and butt merge. Edge: Worn and blunted. C-shaped in profile. Blade Area: Regular, but w

adze | Schist

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Photograph of section side of stone axe/wedge (ISAP 03528) from Ballynacourty, Co. Galway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1937:3664). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Very dark grey parallel laminated fine grained shale. Description - Sides - Left roun

Axe/wedge | Shale

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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe/wedge (ISAP 03528) from Ballynacourty, Co. Galway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1937:3664). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Very dark grey parallel laminated fine grained shale. Description - Sides - Left rounded, r

Axe/wedge | Shale

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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe/wedge (ISAP 03528) from Ballynacourty, Co. Galway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1937:3664). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Very dark grey parallel laminated fine grained shale. Description - Sides - Left rounded, r

Axe/wedge | Shale

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Scanned drawing of stone adze/axe (ISAP 03544) from Ballynacourty, Co. Galway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1940:31). Macro-ID - Schist Petrology - Green coarse strongly foliated chlorite schist, of group. Description - Sides - Both rounded. Junctions of sides with ed

Adze/axe | Schist

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Scanned drawing of stone axe/wedge (ISAP 03528) from Ballynacourty, Co. Galway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1937:3664). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Very dark grey parallel laminated fine grained shale. Description - Sides - Left rounded, right

Axe/wedge | Shale

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Scanned drawing of stone adze (ISAP 03542) from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1939:156), from Ballynacourty Co. Galway. Description- Sides: Both rounded. Sides and edge merge. Sides and butt merge. Edge: Worn and blunted. C-shaped in profile. Blade Area: Regular, but with a

adze | Schist

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