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An incomplete and partially knapped Mesolithic flint object, probably an adze, but possibly a large core (c. 8300-3500 BC). The remains of the object consist of what looks like the butt-end of an adze and possibly a third to a half of the small adze body; it has been knapped on all sides with long blade removals and smaller removals near to the butt. It is missing a portion of its body and potentially its cutting edge; a tranchet or lateral flake cannot be identified to confirm this object as a tranchet adze, as it would appear on the blade end, now missing. Typical to adzes of this period, it is roughly ovate in cross-section and has one relatively flat face and one 'humped' face. However, a small area of the object near to the break is covered in chalky white cortex. The rest of the flint object, including what is presumably the broken surface, has a deep gold patina with some natural chert inclusions visible on the dorsal face. The object measures 65.46 mm long, 40.82 mm wide, 29.3 mm thick and weighs 94 grams.<\/p>","notes":null,"reuse":null,"created":"2012-01-30 11:28:57","updated":"2012-02-01 16:46:04","secwfstage":"4","findofnote":null,"objecttypecert":"2","datefound1":"2011-11-02","datefound2":null,"inscription":null,"disccircum":"Date listed is date submitted for recording.","museumAccession":null,"subsequentAction":"1","objectCertainty":"2","dateFromCertainty":"1","dateToCertainty":"1","dateFoundFromCertainty":null,"dateFoundToCertainty":null,"subPeriodFrom":null,"subPeriodTo":null,"reason":null,"username":"04bowmant","fullname":"Toby","institution":"SUSS","usernameUpdate":"stephaniesmith","fullnameUpdate":"Stephanie Smith","primaryMaterial":"Flint","secondaryMaterial":null,"decoration":null,"style":null,"manufacture":"Knapped\/flaked","surfaceTreatment":null,"completeness":"Incomplete","preservation":null,"cert":"Probably","periodFrom":"MESOLITHIC","periodTo":"MESOLITHIC","culture":null,"discmethod":"Metal detector","finder":null,"identifier":"Miss Stephanie Smith","secondaryIdentifier":null,"recorder":"Mr Toby Bowman","county":"WEST SUSSEX","parish":"AMBERLEY","district":"HORSHAM","easting":null,"northing":null,"gridref":null,"fourFigure":"TQ0212","map25k":"TQ0212","map10k":"TQ01SW","address":null,"postcode":null,"findspotdescription":null,"lat":null,"lon":null,"knownas":null,"source":null,"obverse_description":null,"obverse_inscription":null,"reverse_description":null,"reverse_inscription":null,"denomination":null,"degree_of_wear":null,"allen_type":null,"va_type":null,"mack":null,"reeceID":null,"die":null,"wearID":null,"moneyer":null,"revtypeID":null,"categoryID":null,"typeID":null,"tribeID":null,"status":null,"rulerQualifier":null,"denominationQualifier":null,"mintQualifier":null,"dieAxisCertainty":null,"initialMark":null,"reverseMintMark":null,"statusQualifier":null,"tribe":null,"region":null,"area":null,"ruler1":null,"ruler2":null,"period_name":null,"date_range":null,"mint_name":null,"wear":null,"die_axis_name":null,"category":null,"type":null,"emperorID":null,"mintid":null,"reverseType":null,"i":"367297","f":"MARTIN POLLARD 8.jpg","imagedir":"images\/04bowmant\/"}]}