File:Mesolithic, Tranchet axe (FindID 404753).jpg

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Mesolithic: Tranchet axe
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Berkshire Archaeology, David Williams, 2010-09-01 13:00:20
Title
Mesolithic: Tranchet axe
Description
English: A Mesolithic tranchet axe. This axe is made out of ochre-coloured flint and has been bifacially worked. It now has a thick black covering following its depostion in a stream bed. The butt appears to have been broken diagonally.

From the same findspot is a grey and glossy secondary flake with remaining cortex. There appears to be some secondary working along one long side. (46.39 x 26.42 x 6.58mm. Wt 7.42g.)
Depicted place (County of findspot) Windsor and Maidenhead
Date between 8300 BC and 4000 BC
Accession number
FindID: 404753
Old ref: SUR-E40332
Filename: B10.165.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/295228
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/295228/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/404753
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Object location51° 24′ 36″ N, 0° 39′ 35.25″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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