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Description: | A complete knapped flint core tool of Mesolithic date: a 'Thames pick' (given the findspot), more specifically a probable tranchet adze. Some possible cortex appears to have been left at a facet at the butt end; the cortex has otherwise been removed from the nodule in its entirety through hammer flaking. The tool has an asymmetrical biconvex cross section. The butt end is reasonably straight, with an unusual hinged fracture on the lower surface. The upper surface has a high central longitudinal ridge, bevelled to each side, and a steep, 'tranchet' removal at the blade end. The lower surface is far shallower, bevelled to each side, with longer, far more shallow, removals all over, including the rounded blade end. The sides are fairly straight and slightly battered but the removals are generally fairly crisp. The flint is a grey-brown colour, redder at the butt, with some more weathered patches towards the blade, more yellow-brown in colour. For tranchet adzes see Butler (2005, 99-104).
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | http://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/r... | Go to resource |
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