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MESOLITHIC TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Mesolithic flint tranchet axehead, small area of cortex present on one side, full recortication, all surfaces now white. The implement.has a lozenge section, keeled on both sides but tending to oval towards the cutting edge, the flaking is finer than is usually seen on these implements. The cutting edge was formed by the removal of the eponymous 'tranchet' flakes. Length 118mm, Width 50mm, Thickne…
Subject
- archaeology - MESOLITHIC
Type of item
- TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Medium
- Flint
Subject
- archaeology - MESOLITHIC
Type of item
- TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Medium
- Flint
Providing institution
Aggregator
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Creation date
- -9000
- -9000
Places
- United Kingdom; East Sussex; Lewes
Identifier
- FAKL-ECB706
Year
- -9000
Providing country
- United Kingdom
Collection name
First time published on Europeana
- 2016-04-19T11:36:11.706Z
Last time updated from providing institution
- 2016-07-12T16:25:26.528Z