File:Flint tranchet axe of Mesolithic date (FindID 584337).jpg

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Flint tranchet axe of Mesolithic date
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Suffolk County Council, Andrew Brown, 2014-01-14 14:04:32
Title
Flint tranchet axe of Mesolithic date
Description
English: A complete struck flint tranchet axe of Mesolithic date. It is struck from a heavily patinated flint that is a mottled white/grey in colour. It is plano-convex in form and of tranchet type, both faces having all over flake removal and edge retouch. One side has a marked, ridged back and the cutting edge is convex in form with transverse flake removal and some edge retouch. The entire axe measures 142.96mm in length, 54.88mm in width, 27.87mm in thickness and 248.82g in weight. It dates to the Mesolithic period, c.10,000-4,000 BC.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 10000 BC and 4001 BC
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FindID: 584337
Old ref: SF-8EEBD6
Filename: BAC_SF-8EEBD6.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/452381
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/452381/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/584337
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