Record ID: SF-5A0102
Object type: TRANCHET AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
An incomplete possible rough out trachet axehead of Late Mesolithic to Early Neolithic date. It is a mid-grey flint with calcareous inclusions. It is an elongated oval with a flat broken butt. The possible blade is crescentic blade with a roughly D-shaped cross-section as the dorsal face is flat. There are signs of modern damage on all faces, perhaps through rolling or plough damage. Some percussion lines are dubious and there is no visible bi-facial working. Therefore, alternatively it could be a very rolled and abraded flint nodule impacted by a plough or other modern damage. …
Created on: Wednesday 28th May 2014
Last updated: Wednesday 28th May 2014
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Winfarthing', grid reference and parish protected.