caa a22 4500 386372586 CHVBK 20180307112003.0 cr unu---uuuuu 161130s1989 xx s 000 0 eng 10.1017/S0079497X00005326 doi S0079497X00005326 pii (NATIONALLICENCE)cambridge-10.1017/S0079497X00005326 The Neolithic Quarries and Axe Factory Sites of Great Langdale and Scafell Pike: A New Field Survey [Elektronische Daten] The central massif of the Lake District around Great Langdale and Scafell Pike was one of the major locations for the production of Neolithic, polished stone axes. In response to the continuing erosion of the axe production sites a field survey was undertaken in 1984 and 1985. 566 distinct working sites were identified, within 35 groups; each site was recorded and the site data and high-scale survey plans are presented in microfiche. A fourfold categorization of the working sites is suggested which relates production methods to significant geological, topographic and geomorphic elements of the landscape. The quantity of axe waste, particularly in the Langdale area, confirms that production was on a massive scale and the variations in strategy and methods of extraction suggest a development through time towards greater sophistication and organization. Estimates of relative flake quantities for each group of sites have been used to compare the varying levels of activity at each group. A similar analysis was used to estimate the extent to which differing strategies were used at the two main production areas. Petrographic analysis of the outcrops which were exploited and the debitage associated with axe manufacture suggest that it may be possible to attribute dispersed products to specific production areas. Copyright © The Prehistoric Society 1989 Claris Philip The National Trust, Estates Advisers Office, Spitalgate Lane, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2DE Quartermaine James University of Lancaster, Cumbria and Lancashire Archaeological Unit, Physics Building, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YB Woolley A. R. British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society Cambridge University Press 55(1989), 1-25 0079-497X 55<1 1989 55 PPR https://doi.org/10.1017/S0079497X00005326 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI 1 research-article jats NATIONALLICENCE 856 40 https://doi.org/10.1017/S0079497X00005326 text/html Onlinezugriff via DOI NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Claris Philip The National Trust, Estates Advisers Office, Spitalgate Lane, Cirencester, Glos GL7 2DE NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Quartermaine James University of Lancaster, Cumbria and Lancashire Archaeological Unit, Physics Building, Bailrigg, Lancaster, LA1 4YB NATIONALLICENCE 700 1- Woolley A. R. British Museum (Natural History), Cromwell Road, London SW7 5BD NATIONALLICENCE 773 0- Proceedings of the Prehistoric Society Cambridge University Press 55(1989), 1-25 0079-497X 55<1 1989 55 PPR CC0 http://creativecommons.org/publicdomain/zero/1.0 nationallicence BK010053 XK010053 XK010000 NATIONALLICENCE NATIONALLICENCE NL-cambridge