Stone me, what a find
Submitted by PaulM on Wednesday, 14 July 2004 Page Views: 877
DiscoveriesManchester Online reports that a stone-age axe has been uncovered - in a wardrobe. Dating from the Neolithic period, the 6,000-year-old axe is intact and in pristine condition. John O'Conner kept the tool in his wardrobe for 20 years after finding it while laying pipes in a Bolton field. It was only after reading an article into prehistoric finds at Lymm by archaeologist James Balme that John remembered the piece of stone.John, from Newton in Hyde, said: "I was working as a contractor laying a pipe across a field in Westhoughton when I noticed a strange stone lying in the trench. I picked it up and threw it in the van. I had no idea what it was.
"I put it in the wardrobe and forgot about it. When I read about James I realised that maybe this stone was more important than I had thought."
The axe is a "very important discovery" and a vital piece of evidence of the stone-age history of the area.
James said: "John contacted me after reading of my find in the M.E.N. I asked him if the stone was smooth and he said that it looked polished. This raised my suspicion that it could be an ancient axe.
"I was astounded to find it was a complete and undamaged Neolithic axe and one of the best examples I have ever seen. It is every archaeologist's dream to hit upon such a find." Source: manchester Online 14 July 2004
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