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Mesolithic Tranchet Axe
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Suffolk County Council, Andrew Brown, 2010-06-11 10:24:33
Title
Mesolithic Tranchet Axe
Description
English: A worked flint trancet axe formed from pale orange/brown flint and of probable Mesolithic date. It is loosely plano-convex in form and of tranchet type, although is relatively small in size. Both faces have all over invasive retouch and one side has a marked ridged back with small areas of cortex remaining. The cutting edge is convex in form with single flake removal from each face forming the cutting edge. This axe measures 105.84mm in length, 39.62mm in width, 30.42mm in thickness, and weighs 131.85g. It dates to the Mesolithic period, c.8,300-4,500 BC.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 8300 BC and 4500 BC
Accession number
FindID: 392653
Old ref: SF-CD33A1
Filename: WSM_SF-CD33A1.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/284794
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/284794/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/392653
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