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[edit]Tranchet adze | |||
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Colchester Museums, Caroline McDonald, 2004-01-07 15:40:46 |
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Tranchet adze |
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English: This is a fine tranchet adze of Mesolithic date, 9000-4000BC. It is made on grey flint with large inclusions. The adze has parallel straight sides and a narrow curved cutting blade. It measures 133mm long, 44mm wide and weighs 185.21g. The pointed butt is formed by flake removals at right angles to the plane of the adze, forming a diagonal platform. From this platform long thin blades have been removed. These blade removals were made either to enhance the point or to obtain blades for other tool types. This adze was recovered at Ingatestone; a very similar tranchet adze, with the same form of pointed butt, was found at Writtle Forest, to the north of Ingatestone, four or five years ago (see Martingell 2001. Two unusual flaked flint axes, Essex Archaeology and History 32, page 237). It appears that this was the technology used by people living in this part of Essex at the time. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Essex | ||
Date | between 9000 BC and 4000 BC | ||
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FindID: 57707 Old ref: ESS-C33114 Filename: Naish Tranchet axe drawing.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/15974 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/15974 Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/57707 |
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