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MESOLITHIC ADZE
A complete flint Mesolithic adze. The axe is small (98mm long and 44mm wide). It is 21mm thick and weights 97.4g. It has parallel sides, a rounded distal end and flat proximal end. There is bifacial working. The dorsal surface retains some cortex. The two medial edges and the distal end have been retouched to form a cutting edge. It has a slightly curved, sub-triangular cross. The flint is dark gr…
Subject
- archaeology - MESOLITHIC
Type of item
- ADZE
Medium
- Flint
Subject
- archaeology - MESOLITHIC
Type of item
- ADZE
Medium
- Flint
Providing institution
Aggregator
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- http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/3.0/
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Creation date
- -8300
- -8300
Places
- United Kingdom; Essex; Braintree
Identifier
- ESS-35F9E7
Year
- -8300
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T11:27:06.931Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T16:22:43.411Z