File:Mesolithic tranchet axe-adze (FindID 475309).jpg

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Mesolithic tranchet axe/adze
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Winchester Museums Service, Robert Webley, 2011-11-30 11:32:11
Title
Mesolithic tranchet axe/adze
Description
English: A complete knapped flint adze or axehead of Mesolithic date. It has an asymmetrical hexagonal cross-section with a flatter lower surface and more steeply bevelled upper surface. On the central ridge the cortex has been left (these are the surviving surfaces); there is also some cortex at one corner of the butt end. On the upper surface there are three long removals up the tip at the distal end, one central, the others to each side (cf. an adze illustrated in Butler 2005, 106; ref. 42.1). On the lower surface there is what seems to be a 'tranchet' removal, retouched longitudinally to one side. The sides are fairly straight and slightly battered but the removals are generally fairly crisp. The flint is a light-grey colour with some darker seams and patches of orange iron staining.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Hampshire
Date between 8300 BC and 3500 BC
Accession number
FindID: 475309
Old ref: HAMP-614112
Filename: HAMP-614112tranchetaxe.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/358374
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/358374/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/475309
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Object location51° 00′ 27″ N, 1° 34′ 28.45″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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