Record ID: IOW-69AA11
Object type: FLAKED AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Mesolithic flaked flint pick, or 'Pycombe Adze' (9000- 4000 BC). Butler 2005: 106, fig. 42). This slender implement is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. It is matt orange and has been 'beach-rolled'. This implement was probably made from an elongated pebble. Length: 132.2mm; width: 42.9mm; thickness: 27.7mm. Weight: 199.94g. Found on the surface within the inter-tidal zone. Butler, C. 2005. Prehistoric Flintwork. Tempus Publishing. Stroud.
Created on: Monday 14th September 2015
Last updated: Saturday 3rd October 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.

Record ID: IOW-5D7B47
Object type: FLAKED AXEHEAD
Broad period: MESOLITHIC
County: Isle of Wight
Workflow stage: Published
A complete Mesolithic flaked flint pick, or 'Hassocks Adze' (9000- 4000 BC). Butler 2005: 103, fig. 42). This implement is sub-rectangular in plan and sub-rectangular in cross-section. It has a shiny yellow/buff patina with purple staining from marine organic plant growth. The arrises are sharp. Length: 148.0mm; width: 57.9mm; thickness: 46.5mm. Weight not recorded. Found on the surface of a shingle bank within the inter-tidal zone. Butler, C. 2005. Prehistoric Flintwork. Tempus Publishing. Stroud.
Created on: Sunday 13th September 2015
Last updated: Wednesday 23rd September 2015
Spatial data recorded. This findspot is known as 'Isle of Wight', grid reference and parish protected.