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AXEHEAD
Unique ID: WILT-626CFD
Object type certainty: Certain
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status: Awaiting validation 
A flint Mesolithic axehead, possibly a Tranchet axehead, dating to the period c. 10,000 - 4000 BC. The axehead measures 142.75mm in length, 57.07mm maximum width, 39.23mm at the butt end, 45.75mm at the blade end, 38.86mm maximum thickness, 5.12mm minimum thickness and weighs 281.35g.
The axehead is irrgeularly shaped with an irrgeular cross section, a narrowed butt and rounded blade. The cutting edge is incomplete due to old breaks. The axehead has been bifacially flaked and retains c. 10% cortex on one face. The blade has been shaped by a series of parallel flake removals on one face and a single oblique flake removal on the opposite face.
The flint is a mottled milky grey in colour and exhibits large coarse grained inclusions throughout and is partially recorticated.
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 4000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 142.75 mm
Width: 57.07 mm
Thickness: 38.86 mm
Weight: 281.35 g
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Other reference numbers
Other reference: SSWM 4878
Materials and construction
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: South West (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
District: Wiltshire (Unitary Authority)
Parish or ward: Barford St. Martin (Civil Parish)
Spatial coordinates
4 Figure: SU0534
Four figure Latitude: 51.10527838
Four figure longitude: -1.92996232
1:25K map: SU0534
1:10K map: SU03SE
Grid reference source: From finder
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 10 metre square.
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