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Mesolithic flint Tranceht axe
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Suffolk County Council, Andrew Brown, 2014-05-12 10:44:33
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Mesolithic flint Tranceht axe
Description
English: A worked Mesolithic flint tranchet axe formed from a grey flint with stained/patinated mottled white to brown surfaces. 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 flake removal and edge retouch. The butt end has a small area of cortex remaining. The entire axe measures 122.83mm in length, 48.20mm in width, 30.75mm in thickness and 202.39g in weight. 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
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FindID: 480497
Old ref: SF-C4F6E0
Filename: MDS_SF-C4F6E0.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/467753
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/467753/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/480497
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