Photograph of the right side of stone axe/adze (ISAP 03983) from Belan, Co. Laois, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1933:1256). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale III. Petrology - Black fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Left pointed towards blad

Axe/adze | Shale

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Photograph of face 2 of stone axe/adze (ISAP 03983) from Belan, Co. Laois, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1933:1256). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale III. Petrology - Black fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Left pointed towards blade, round

Axe/adze | Shale

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Photograph of face 1 of stone axe/adze (ISAP 03983) from Belan, Co. Laois, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1933:1256). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale III. Petrology - Black fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Left pointed towards blade, round

Axe/adze | Shale

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Photograph of polarised thin section of stone axe/adze (ISAP 03983) from Belan, Co. Laois, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1933:1256). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale III. Petrology - Black fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Left pointed towa

Axe/Adze | Shale

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Photograph of cross polarised thin section of stone axe/adze (ISAP 03983) from Belan, Co. Laois, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1933:1256). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale III. Petrology - Black fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Left pointe

Axe/Adze | Shale

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Scanned drawing of stone axe/adze (ISAP 03983) from Belan, Co. Laois, from the National Museum of Ireland (NMI 1933:1256). Macro-ID - Shale. Micro-ID - Shale III. Petrology - Black fine grained parallel laminated shale. Description - Sides - Left pointed towards blade, rounded in

Axe/adze | Shale

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