Clearing Of Pix Brook

At 9:30 a.m. on February 18th a small band of intrepid committee members set out to clear the Pix Brook of as much rubbish as possible before lunch. Suitably clad in Wellington Boots, hats and warm coats and wearing rubber gloves of various colours they bravely climbed into the Brook. This band of merry eco warriors worked solidly all morning, getting dirtier by the minute. See photographs at the bottom of the page. The result of the mornings work was the removal of 4 bikes, 2 shopping trolleys, a scooter, a large piece of Linoleum, a standard Lamp, 5 large sacks full of various snack wrappings, bottles, and household sundry items, 2 concrete posts and numerous logs, twigs and our star find. Could it possibly be a Neolithic flint tool? flint found in the Pix Brook

Flake axes are the earliest form of axe known from the stone age. They were made from large flint flakes possessing a sharp edge which formed the cutting surface. It is likely that flake axes were hafted with the flat broad side facing upwards and the cutting edge at right angles to the handle like an adze. The earliest adzes were made of stone, shaped into a roughly rectangular form by flint knapping and then by grinding the working end into a more or less straight pointy elongated edge.

The first thing to note about stone tools is that similar early metal tools are actually not much of an improvement. A sharp flint blade may blunt quickly, but when fresh it is several hundred times sharper than a metal edge. Did we strike gold!! Or is it just a piece of flint? Tell us what you think. Email. postmaster@friendsofhowardpark.co.uk We will publish the best answers.

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	Clearing of the Pix Brook
	At 9:30 a.m. on February 18th a small band of intrepid committee members set out to clear the Pix Brook of as much rubbish as possible before lunch. Suitably clad in Wellington Boots, hats and warm coats and wearing rubber gloves of various colours they bravely climbed into the Brook. This band of merry eco warriors worked solidly all morning, getting dirtier by the minute. See photographs at the bottom of the page. The result of the mornings work was the removal of 4 bikes, 2 shopping trolleys, a scooter, a large piece of Linoleum, a standard Lamp, 5 large sacks full of various snack wrappings, bottles, and household sundry items, 2 concrete posts and numerous logs, twigs and our star find. Could it possibly be a Neolithic flint tool? A NEOLITHIC / EARLY BRONZE AGE FLINT ADZE PERHAPS! Flake axes are the earliest form of axe known from the stone age. They were made from large flint flakes possessing a sharp edge which formed the cutting surface. It is likely that flake axes were hafted with the flat broad side facing upwards and the cutting edge at right angles to the handle like an adze. The earliest adzes were made of stone, shaped into a roughly rectangular form by flint knapping and then by grinding the working end into a more or less straight pointy elongated edge. The first thing to note about stone tools is that similar early metal tools are actually not much of an improvement. A sharp flint blade may blunt quickly, but when fresh it is several hundred times sharper than a metal edge. Did we strike gold!! Or is it just a piece of flint? Tell us what you think. Email. postmaster@friendsofhowardpark.co.uk We will publish the best answers.
	The Eco Warriors of the Pix Brook Please click on the images for a larger picture and explanation

	Unfortunately your intrepid camera person dropped the camera in the Pix Brook after taking these three photographs. However, the camera dried out and no harm was done and my fellow eco warriors would probably say that it was all for the best..

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