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Early Mesolithic tranchet axehead
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme, Sian Webb, 2017-09-07 14:24:54
Title
Early Mesolithic tranchet axehead
Description
English: A flint tranchet axehead from the early Mesolithic period (c.9000 - 8000 BC). The flint is a dark brownish-grey and fairly opaque with elements of the cortex visible. The axe is crudely worked, with a rounded cutting edge, roughly parallel sides and a pointed butt. It has a broadly triangular cross-section. The flint appears to be in the second stage of being worked due to the patches of cortex on its butt and and its ventral and dorsal faces. Also, a soft hammering technique seems to have been used, identifiable by the weak ripple marks and low bulbs of percussion. The broad shape of the blade and technique used is common in the early Mesolithic.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Wiltshire
Date between 9000 BC and 8000 BC
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FindID: 860810
Old ref: DENO-1A2E18
Filename: DENO1A2E18.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/628955
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/628955/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/860810
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(Reusing this file)		 Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 2020-11-09)
Object location51° 17′ 55.32″ N, 1° 55′ 56.71″ W Kartographer map based on OpenStreetMap.View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMapinfo

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