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Mesolithic flint tranchet adze
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Kevin Leahy, 2015-07-27 17:04:47
Title
Mesolithic flint tranchet adze
Description
English: Tranchet axe (adze) head made from opaque, mixed grey flint with traces of cortex on faces. No recortication. Bifacially flaked to produce an irregular lozenge section. Sharpened by the removal of the eponymous tranchet flake, damage to cutting edge may represent damage during use, Mesolithic. Length 120mm, Width 50mm, Thickness 36mm, Mass 220.0g.
Depicted place (County of findspot) The City of Brighton and Hove
Date between 9000 BC and 4000 BC
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FindID: 733857
Old ref: FAKL-5036C4
Filename: aIF298.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/526466
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/526466/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/733857
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