Record ID: ESS-8AE954
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flaked axe of Mesolithic date. The item is sub-rectangular in shape with a rounded cutting edge. It is bifacial, having been worked extensively across both faces, with a small portion of cortex remining in the centre of the axe on once face. Both faces feature fracture patterns suggestive of hard hammer technique, with multiple removals being hinged or stepped, suggesting indelicate work. There is retouch along most of edge, though it is generally reserved to one face. The face with the remaining cortex features thin discoidal removal scares at the distal or cutting edge. The…
Created on: Wednesday 26th July 2017
Last updated: Wednesday 22nd November 2017
Spatial data recorded.