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Tranchet axe
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Kent County Council, Walter (Jo) Ahmet, 2017-08-02 16:38:00
Title
Tranchet axe
Description
English: A complete knapped flint 'Thames pick' type Tranchet axe dating to the Mesolithic period (c.9000 - 4000BC).

The object is elongated ovoid shape inplan with a roundedbutt and bladed edge. It is roughly D-shaped in cross-section although highly irregular. It is slightly wasted around its'middle of the object. The object has long flaking covering much of the object but with a patch of cortex along the middle of the facing without the tranchet flake. There is a small transverse flake along the edge of the of one face creating an edge at the wide end, this technique is generally associated with the tranchet axe industries of the Mesolithic. The conchoidal rippling associated with the flaking is mostly fairly muted suggesting the use of soft hammer technology, except near the patch of cortex possibly suggesting the utilisation of both techniques. There are some patches of more pronounced fracturing including hinge fractures on the tranchet facing, although likely accidental.

The object is mostly unpatinated and a mottled light off white/greycolour and some dark brown semi-translucent brown around the cortex.

Measurements: 103.76mm long, 43.33mm wide, 24.20mm thick, 157.27g in weight.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Dorset
Date between 9000 BC and 4000 BC
Accession number
FindID: 858758
Old ref: KENT-F0C744
Filename: KENTF0C744a.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/624504
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/624504/recordtype/artefacts
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/858758
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 22 November 2020)
Object location50° 55′ 26.76″ N, 2° 07′ 21.79″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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