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Description: | A flint Mesolithic Tranchet axehead, possibly a Thames Pick, dating to the period c. 10,000 - 4001 BC. The axehead measures 120.44mm in length, is 24.37mm wide at the butt end, 50.09mm wide at the blade end, has a maximum thickness of 32.89mm, a minimum thickness of 1.79mm and weighs 177.94g.The axehead has been bifacially flaked and has a pointed oval cross-section. It retains a small patch of cortex (<5%) on one surface. The butt is rounded and the axe widens along its length to the curved blade end which exhibits the characteristic transverse flake removal on one face.The flint is a lightly patinated mottled light grey with lighter coloured, coarse inclusions. It exhibits small patches of iron staining on both faces.
Original Image | Publisher: | http://finds.org.uk | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Identifier: | https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/ | Go to resource |
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