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Record ID: ESS-046FF7
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic flint adze dating from circa 8000-3500BC. The object is triangular in section and has roughly parallel sides. The cutting end is rounded and the proximal end is flat. A biface with some cortex remaining on the dorsal surface. Length 84.25mm, width 42.48mm, thickness 24.48mm, weight 108.1g.
Created on: Wednesday 28th July 2010
Last updated: Tuesday 10th August 2010
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Record ID: CORN-58D753
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Cornwall
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Greenstone or epidiorite adze, tear-shaped in plan and plano-convex in profile and section. The distinct curvature of one side of the blade, while the other side is flat, suggests that the implement was used as an adze, for woodworking, rather than an axe.
The greenstone is thermally metamorphosed from an aureole of Lands End granite, and has been used as it was formed rather than pecked and ground into shape, apart from the blade end which has been worked. The butt end has a granite vein running through it which stands proud of the greenstone which has recrystalised on eit…
Created on: Wednesday 25th August 2010
Last updated: Thursday 26th August 2010
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Record ID: ESS-CE8605
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mezolithic knapped flint adze. The adze is sub-rectangular in plan being narrower at the butt end before a gentle increase in width to the blade end. It has an almost lozenge shaped cross section, which becomes sub-oval towards the blade end. The change in cross section is due to the removal of two transverse flakes on the latteral edge of the adze, which created the cutting edge. The cutting edge is damaged, with chips along its entire length, making it very irregular. The entire surface of the adze is covered in removals, with scaring and some impact ripples where the flakes were r…
Created on: Monday 7th June 2010
Last updated: Friday 27th August 2010
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This findspot is known as 'Birch CP', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: NMS-CFC2B1
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Norfolk
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Neolithic adze blade, measuring 110 x 54 x 17mm. It is made on a long sub-triangular flake with blunting retouch along both lateral edges and some shallow retouch across the broad blade edge. A few scalar scars on the ventral face of the blade edge may be from use. It is patinated a dusty grey colour. It probably dates from 4000- 2300 BC.
Created on: Monday 6th December 2010
Last updated: Monday 6th December 2010
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This findspot is known as 'Methwold', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: HAMP-5F7481
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Hampshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A complete knapped flint adze or axe of Mesolithic date. Some cortex has been left at the butt end and extends up the centre of the lower surface of the tool, just over a third of the length. The upper surface has a high central ridge, bevelled to each side, and a steep, 'tranchet' removal at the blade end. The lower surface has a shallower central ridge, bevelled to each side, with longer, far more shallow, removals at the blade end. The sides are slightly wavy and battered but the removals are generally fairly crisp. The flint is a mottled light-grey colour with some darker and s…
Created on: Tuesday 19th January 2010
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SF199
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: UNKNOWN
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Large iron adze; tapering hole through haft-end to secure wooden handle (accompanied by several small fragments of mineralised wood); long tapering blade worn at tip.
Created on: Thursday 16th September 1999
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK BATTISFORD', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF6869
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
Flint adze, relatively crude, with roughly plano-convex cross-section. Made from poor quality flint (in places cherty) with a blotchy pale and medium brown colour. Cortex survives on the convex face and unknapped flint survives in the centre of the flatter side. The blade edges (either end could function as a blade) are radially flaked and relatively straight. The form of the adze is similar to some Mesolithic tranchet adzes (although it lacks a tranchet edge); though the crudeness may suggest that it is a later (Neolithic) roughout for an axe or adze.
Created on: Monday 24th September 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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This findspot is known as 'SUFFOLK GREAT GLEMHAM', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: SF-8BD908
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Suffolk
Workflow stage: Published
A complete flint Mesolithic adze, measuring 145mm in length, 49mm in maximum width and 33mm in thickness. This adze has been transversely sharpened. It has a relatively flat underside and a centrally ridged back on its topside. The flint is pale to medium off white/grey in colour. There is a very similar adze from Little Dunham, Norfolk.
Created on: Wednesday 5th May 2004
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Tostock', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: KENT-582C88
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic Tranchet adze or Thames pick, of light grey and orange flint.
Created on: Tuesday 5th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT551
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MEDIEVAL
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Adze, socket not tapered as on modern examples.
Created on: Thursday 10th September 1998
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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This findspot is known as 'KENT NEWINGTON', grid reference and parish protected.
Record ID: KENT-A74F63
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: BRONZE AGE
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Cast copper alloy adze, of middle to late Bronze Age date.
Created on: Friday 28th January 2005
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: KENT-03CBE8
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Kent
Workflow stage: Published
Flint adze or axehead, knapped from light grey flint. Some traces of cortex survive on the lower surface, which has an off-centre ridge running lengthwise.
Created on: Monday 29th December 2003
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: NARC-180DE7
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: Northamptonshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Part of an Early Neolithic greenstone adze blade, of sub-oval profile and lenticular section. The tool is polished on all surfaces, but has a number of damaged areas close to its edges, and is incomplete (the butt has broken away). Neither the blade edge nor the broken edge is still sharp.
This adze fragment weighs 560g and measures 170mm in length, 101mm in width and 23.7mm in thickness. The complete tool would have been of considerable size.
The stone is a blue-green colour and is likely to be a particular form of tuff known as 'greenstone', which has its source in Great Lang…
Created on: Tuesday 26th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYM-B0F363
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Lincolnshire
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Late Mesolithic to Neolithic flaked flint adze. Worked on both faces. Has one flat long edge, tapering away across width to sharp long edge (roughly triangluar in section). 109mm long, 46mm tapering to 24mm wide, 28mm tapering to 16mm thick.
Created on: Tuesday 21st August 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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This findspot is known as 'Wragby', grid reference and parish protected.
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Record ID: YORYMB1274
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: NEOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Polished stone adze.
Created on: Saturday 15th December 2001
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: YORYMB524
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: North Yorkshire
Workflow stage: Published
Banded flint, red-grey-yellow colour, completely opaque, some soil water (ferrous) stainig, retouch and conchoidal fracture- esp pronounced on one side. It is apparently unfinished - very crude, especially the butt end.
Created on: Friday 24th March 2000
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: LON-1D5996
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Greater London Authority
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
A Mesolithic flint lithic implement: adze (8300-4500BC). This adze has been made from grey brown flint with no cortex remaining. The flint has a thick patina. Flake removal scars cover all surfaces and there is some damage with lumps missing from one side and one end as well as some edge damage.
Dimensions: length: 166.88mm; width: 55.65mm; thickness: 36.30mm; weight: 385.83g.
Created on: Thursday 30th July 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: SUSS-644AA4
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: West Sussex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Flint adze or pick, probably of Mesolithic date. The adze is knapped from flint with some cortex remaining at the butt end, covering c.20% of one side. It is sub-triangular in plan with straight tapering sides and a rounded blade and butt. In cross section it is also sub-triangular flattening to a pointed oval at the blade. One face is flat at the butt end where it is covered in cortex it has a convex curve through the remainder. The other has a pronounced central ridge which is particularly acute at the butt end then flattens at the blade. It has been shaped with large, shallow flakes…
Created on: Friday 3rd April 2009
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-43E6D6
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Lithic impliment: Mesolithic tranchet adze, dating 9000 to 6000 BC. There have been suggestions that tranchet adze continued in use into the Neolithic, however there is no direct evidence for this. The adze is an elongated oval in plan with a lenticular cross section with pointed edges. In profile the adze is sub-rectangular with elongated pointed blade end. The blade end shows no evidence of wear, however the blade end of adze could be restruck to form a new cutting edge. The rough shape of the adze was created using a hard hammer to remove the outer cortex of a flint nodule (however …
Created on: Monday 4th June 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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Record ID: ESS-A66C20
Object type: ADZE
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Essex
Workflow stage: Awaiting validation
Mesolithic flint adze dating 9000 to 6000 BC. The rough shape of the adze was created using a hard hammer to remove the outer cortex of a flint nodule, however large amount of natural cortex survives on one edge of the adze. This roughout was then further shaped using covering removals. The edge without cortex, and the blade end have semi-abrupt removals to further shape the adze. The surface of the adze is covered in removals with scars and some impact ripples present where flakes were removed from the surface. The adze is sub-rectangular in plan with a lenticular cross section with p…
Created on: Tuesday 3rd July 2007
Last updated: Thursday 24th February 2011
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