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Mesolithic tranchet axe
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West Yorkshire Archaeology Advisory Service, Amy Downes, 2015-07-29 17:07:31
Title
Mesolithic tranchet axe
Description
English: A flint tranchet axehead or pick of Neolithic date, about 4000 BC - 2500 BC. It is formed on mid to light grey flint. It is sub-rectangular in plan with one rounded end (the cutting edge) and slightly convex sides. It is a thick asymetrical oval in section, one face being shallower than the other. Both sides are covered with large flaked removals, leaving no cortex. The butt is narrow (19mm wide and 5.3mm thick) and fairly square. The cuttin edge is convex and is 33.5mm wide and 5mm thick. The pick is 173mm long, 36.8mm wide and 22.6mm thick. 149g.This sort of tool is found deposited in graves (Jason Dodds, pers. comm. 2/12/14) as well as lost through use.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Northumberland
Date between 4000 BC and 2500 BC
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FindID: 734334
Old ref: SWYOR-8FA196
Filename: PAS_2580_axe.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/526851
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/526851/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/734334
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