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Mesolithic or Neolithic Flint Axe
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Suffolk County Council Archaeology Service, Andrew Brown, 2009-11-03 15:33:30
Title
Mesolithic or Neolithic Flint Axe
Description
English: A small flint tranchet axe or chisel of Mesolithic date. It is triangular in form and section with pale grey patinated surfaces and formed from one large reworked flake that has had one or two flakes removed from it rather than being from a single core. The broader blade end is shaped by the removal of a single flake and both sides and blade end have limited crude edge retouch and flaking. On one face is a relatively large area of cortex and both faces have iron staining resultant from plough damage whilst in the ground. The object measures 95.92mm in length, 38.15mm in width at blade end, 19.99mm in maximum thickness, and weighs 72.42g. The relatively crude reworking of the object, combined with its patina, suggest that this object is of at least Neolithic date and possibly extending back further into the Mesolithic period. It is relatively small, however its form indicates probable usage as an axe or chisel.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Cambridgeshire
Date between 8300 BC and 4000 BC
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FindID: 274779
Old ref: SF-EE7C71
Filename: Soham SF-EE7C71.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/227307
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/227307/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/274779
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