Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 03672) from Maree, Oranmore, Co. Galway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1937:2812). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Very dark grey parallel laminated fine grained shale. Description - Sides - Both irregular due

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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 03672) from Maree, Oranmore, Co. Galway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1937:2812). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Very dark grey parallel laminated fine grained shale. Description - Sides - Both irregular due

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Photograph of the left side of stone axe (ISAP 03672) from Maree, Oranmore, Co. Galway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1937:2812). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Very dark grey parallel laminated fine grained shale. Description - Sides - Both irregul

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Scanned drawing of stone axe (ISAP 03672) from Maree, Oranmore, Co. Galway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1937:2812). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Very dark grey parallel laminated fine grained shale. Description - Sides - Both irregular due to nu

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Photograph of polarised thin section of stone axe (ISAP 03672) from Maree, Oranmore, Co. Galyway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1937:2812). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Very dark grey parallel laminated fine grained shale. Description - Sides - Bo

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Photograph of cross polarised thin section of stone axe (ISAP 03672) from Maree, Oranmore, Co. Galyway, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1937:2812). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Very dark grey parallel laminated fine grained shale. Description - Side

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