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Mesolithic tranchet axe
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Suffolk County Council Archaeology Service, Faye Minter, 2007-04-24 12:37:23
Title
Mesolithic tranchet axe
Description
English: Mesolithic flint tranchet axe. 172mm long, blade 45mm wide, butt 35mm wide, maximum thickness 27mm. Chocolate-coloured patination/staining. Axe is in pristine condition with only one very minor modern chip. Fully flaked, with no surviving cortex. Blade has been sharpened by the removal of a large transverse flake and there is some sign of subsequent edge damage.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 9000 BC and 4000 BC
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FindID: 178087
Old ref: SF-DD4FC4
Filename: SF-DD4FC4.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/136259
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/136259/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/178087
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