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Mesolithic tranchet axe
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Suffolk County Council, Andrew Brown, 2011-11-30 11:45:53
Title
Mesolithic tranchet axe
Description
English: A worked flint trancet axe struck from a mottled dark brown/grey flint and of Mesolithic date. It is roughly plano-convex in form and of tranchet type, although relatively small in size. Both faces have invasive retouch and one side retains a small area of cortex at a prominent central ridge. The cutting edge is convex in form with flake removal and edge retouch visible on both faces. It measures 127.47mm in length, 49.17mm in width, 27.91mm in thickness and 187.18g in weight. This is a tranchet axe of Mesolithic date, c.8,300-4,500 BC.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 8300 BC and 4500 BC
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FindID: 472677
Old ref: SF-537113
Filename: LMD_SF-537113.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/358382
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/358382/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/472677
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