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Unique ID: FAKL-E0C67A
Object type certainty: Certain
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Flaked flint adze, possibly a 'Hassocks Adze'. Roughly shaped from flint, the colour of which is hidden by recortication but likely to be opaque, mixed grey with an area of cortex. Flattened D shaped section, the flat face extensively flaked. Cutting edge formed by the removal of large, semi-abrupt flakes. The characteristic battering is absent from the sides but one side of the object has been flaked to produce a narrowed waist. This object resembles a Mesolithic 'Hassocks Adze' (Butler, 103, Fig. 42). Length 169mm, Width 92mm, Thickness 42mm, Mass 600.8g.
Class: Hassocks Adze
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod from: Early
Period from: MESOLITHIC
Subperiod to: Late
Period to: MESOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 9000 BC
Date to: Circa 4000 BC
Quantity: 1
Length: 169 mm
Width: 92 mm
Thickness: 42 mm
Weight: 600.8 g
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Other reference: a IF 257
Primary material: Flint
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
4 Figure: TQ3906
Four figure Latitude: 50.83684529
Four figure longitude: -0.02734783
1:25K map: TQ3906
1:10K map: TQ30NE
Grid reference source: From a paper map
Unmasked grid reference accurate to a 100 metre square.
Author | Publication Year | Title | Publication Place | Publisher | Pages | Reference | |
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Butler, C. | 2005 | Prehistoric Flintwork | Stroud | The History Press | 103, Fig. 42 |