The Concise Oxford Dictionary of Archaeology


macehead

macehead [Ar].
The stone or metal top of a MACE, usually perforated. In 1968 Fiona Roe published a classification of British late Neolithic stone maceheads, recognizing five main groups: ovoid; Maesmore group; flint nodule type; Thames pestle; and Orkney pestle.

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