File:Mesolithic tranchet axe (FindID 720393).jpg

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Mesolithic tranchet axe
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Suffolk County Council, Andrew Brown, 2015-05-11 14:08:31
Title
Mesolithic tranchet axe
Description
English: A complete tranchet axehead of Meolithic date. It is struck from a dark grey flint with patinated surfaces that are a mottled grey to white colour. The axe is plano-convex in form and of tranchet type, with bifacial flake removal. One face has a slight ridged back and the cutting edge is convex in form with transverse flake removal and possible limited semi-abrupt and scaled retouch. A small area of cortex remains at the haft/proximal end. The entire axe measures 126.80mm in length, 46.53mm in width, 24.92mm in thickness and 178.98g in weight. It is of Mesolithic date, c.10,000-4,000 BC.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Suffolk
Date between 10000 BC and 4000 BC
Accession number
FindID: 720393
Old ref: SF-0A2421
Filename: SF0A2421.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/516084
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/516084/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/720393
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