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Neolithic Axes have been found in Iron Age and Roman ContextsKnown as 'Thunderbolts' they may have been found in ploughed fields and interpreted as thunderbolts from electrical storms.They were symbols of Jupiter, Taranis, or Odin.Alternatively, they were symbols of the ancestors and were collected for their antiquity. |
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Further information - References to the ancient past during the Roman period
Adkins L. and Adkins R. 1985 Neolithic axes from Roman sites in Britain. Oxford Journal of Archaeology 4:69-75 |
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