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Mesolithic Flint Flaked Tranchet Axe Head
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Suffolk County Council Archaeology Service, Andrew Brown, 2008-08-27 11:34:00
Title
Mesolithic Flint Flaked Tranchet Axe Head
Description
English: A complete flint flaked tranchet axehead of Mesolithic date. The flint is a pale to medium grey colour with rust-red/brown, and mainly linear, iron staining on the prominent flake ridges, in particular on one face. This may be the result of plough damage. The axehead has an oval blade and a pointed butt end, with relatively heavy flaking on all surfaces. It measures 134.55mm in length, 57.22mm in width, 30.49mm in thickness, and weighs 231.50g. This axehead is of Mesolithic date.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Norfolk
Date between 10000 BC and 4500 BC
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FindID: 229771
Old ref: SF-420EA6
Filename: MDD SF-420EA6.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/185497
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/185497/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/229771
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