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ADZE
Unique ID: SF-5DD878
Object type certainty: Certain
Workflow
status: Published 
A patinated or stained struck flint adze of Mesolithic date. It is triangular in section with a slightly curved profile and has all over bifacial flake removal. The blade end is rectangular in form with transverse flake removal and limited retouch. The entire object has a stained or patinated mottled grey/brown surface and measures 155mm in length, 47.44mm in width, 26.19mm in thickness and 233.20g in weight. The form of this object suggests it is probably an adze rather than a tranchet axe, and of Mesolithic date, c.10,000-4000 BC.
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 10000 BC
Date to: Circa 4001 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 155 mm
Width: 47.44 mm
Thickness: 26.19 mm
Weight: 233.2 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Monday 1st July 2013
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
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