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Mesolithic tranchet axe
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Suffolk County Council, Andrew Brown, 2013-03-15 16:46:26
Title
Mesolithic tranchet axe
Description
English: A complete struck flint tranchet axe of Mesolithic date. It is struck from a heavily patinated flint that is a mottled white/yellow/brown in colour. It is plano-convex in form and of tranchet type, both faces having all over flake removal and edge retouch. One side has a marked, ridged back and the cutting edge is convex in form with flake removal and some edge retouch, missing one corner of the cutting edge due to old breaks. The entire axe measures 127.22mm in length, 47.05mm in width, 29.90mm in thickness and 177.40g in weight. It dates to the Mesolithic period, c.8,300-4,500 BC.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 9000 BC and 4000 BC
Accession number
FindID: 548595
Old ref: SF-7181C5
Filename: RGH_SF-7181C5.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/420114
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/420114/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/548595
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