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Late Mesolithic flint axe
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Somerset County Council, Ciorstaidh Hayward Trevarthen, 2010-04-15 14:33:30
Title
Late Mesolithic flint axe
Description
English: An incomplete flint axe. A large tranchet axe of the Mesolithic. The cutting edge part and of the body of the axe only remains, the butt having been broken off in antiquity. It is made from pale mid grey and grey brown flint with less siliceous patches and bands. It is patinated to a matt, pale grey colour with some iron staining. There are numerous flaking scars on all the surfaces, with several transverse flakes removed from one edge and resulting in an off-centre ridge along the length of the axe. The body of the axe has an irregular triangular cross section which, as the axe is shaped and thinned towards the cutting edge, becomes lenticular. The cutting edge has been formed by a "tranchet" or transverse flake from one face. Date: Late Mesolithic- Dimensions: 106 mm x 44.5 mm x 39 mm Weight: 221 g
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 9000 BC and 4000 BC
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FindID: 290358
Old ref: DOR-0E7A57
Filename: OE7A57.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/276651
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/276651/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/290358
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