Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 02203) from Killaloe, Co. Clare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6620). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Both irregular due to remnant fl
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 02203) from Killaloe, Co. Clare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6620). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Both irregular due to re
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 02203) from Killaloe, Co. Clare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6620). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Both irregular due to remnant fl
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of face 2 of stone roughout (ISAP 06457) from Glenballyeamon, Co. Antrim, from the Uster Museum (UM WM609). Macro ID - Shale. Micro ID - Porcellanite Ia. Description - Roughout - flaked all over, but with small unflaked area of natural/weathered stone surface visible n
Roughout | Shale
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 02183) from Killaloe, Co. Clare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6600). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Right flat, left narrow
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 03965) from Brownsford, Co. Kilkenny, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1934:5602). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ia. Petrology - Dark grey weathered buff, fine grained parallel laminated soft shale. Description - Sides
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 02183) from Killaloe, Co. Clare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6600). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Right flat, left narrow rounded
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe (ISAP 03965) from Brownsford, Co. Kilkenny, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1934:5602). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ia. Petrology - Dark grey weathered buff, fine grained parallel laminated soft shale. Description - Sides - Rounde
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 03965) from Brownsford, Co. Kilkenny, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1934:5602). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ia. Petrology - Dark grey weathered buff, fine grained parallel laminated soft shale. Description - Sides - Rounde
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of the right side of stone axe (ISAP 02183) from Killaloe, Co. Clare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6600). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Right flat, left narrow
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe (ISAP 02183) from Killaloe, Co. Clare, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1932:6600). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ib. Petrology - Dark grey fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Right flat, left narrow rounded
Axe | Shale
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Photograph of the right side of stone adze/axe (ISAP 10072) from Toome, Co. Antrim, from the Ulster Museum (UM 1913:16 3D). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale Ia. Petrology - Black parallel laminated fine grained shale. Description - Sides - Left rounded. Right flattened with pro
Adze/axe | Shale
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