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BEF9A2 Probable Late Mesolithic tranchet axe
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Somerset County Council, Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen, 2007-11-27 16:00:34
Title
BEF9A2 Probable Late Mesolithic tranchet axe
Description
English: Flint axe. Probable tranchet axe of Late Mesolithic date. Long, oval flaked axe with an oval cross section. Off-white flint with a heavy patina and orange iron staining. This object was unearthed many years ago and has been curated by the owners, hence its yellow-brown "mantlepiece" patina. The butt of the axe is tapered almost to a point. The axe is extensively flaked along both edges. The flakes are broad. The cutting edge is formed by similar broad flaking. The diagnostic transverse flake of a tranchet axe has been obscured by subsequent flaking or re-working. However, the overall size and form of the object is correct for such Late Mesolithic axes, leading to the identification it as a probable tranchet type. An alternative is that this is a small flaked axe of Neolithic date. Dimensions: 118.5 mm x 43 mm x 29.5 mm Weight: 146 g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 9000 BC and 4000 BC
Accession number
FindID: 201131
Old ref: DOR-BEF9A2
Filename: BEF9A2.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/157603
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/157603/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/201131
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution-ShareAlike License version 4.0 (verified 30 November 2020)
Object location50° 36′ 47.88″ N, 1° 58′ 15.96″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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