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ADZE
Unique ID: SF-0F929F
Object type certainty: Probably
Workflow
status: Awaiting validation 
An incomplete flint late Mesolithic to early Neolithic probable adze. It is straight-sided, tapering slightly towards one end, with rounded ends and an irregular plano-convex cross-section. There is invasive, scaled flaking on both faces and a possible attempt at a tranchet flake removal from one face of the cutting edge. There is some damage around the butt end and possibly a small section missing here. The flint is a mid-grey in colour with slight patination and some orange staining in places.
The presence of a potential tranchet flake suggests that this example may be of late Mesolithic date.
Length: 133.16mm, width: 50.43mm, thickness: 21.70mm, weight: 168.84g
Subsequent actions
Subsequent action after recording: Returned to finder
Chronology
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
Period from: NEOLITHIC
Period to: NEOLITHIC
Date from: Circa 5000 BC
Date to: Circa 3000 BC
Dimensions and weight
Quantity: 1
Length: 133.16 mm
Width: 50.43 mm
Thickness: 21.7 mm
Weight: 168.84 g
Discovery dates
Date(s) of discovery: Sunday 1st January 2017
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Materials and construction
Primary material: Stone
Manufacture method: Knapped/flaked
Completeness: Complete
Spatial metadata
Region: Eastern (European Region)County or Unitary authority: Suffolk (County)
District: St. Edmundsbury (District)
To be known as: Lackford
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