Accession No

1947.618


Description

Pick; Adze - One adze. White surface with patinations. The working edge is formed by a ' tranchet blow'


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Stapleford; Wandlebury


Period

Neolithic


Source

King, William Bernard Robinson (Prof.) [collector and donor]


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

1947.618; MAA: Z 23918


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone; Flint


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Physical description)
One adze. White surface with patinations. The working edge is formed by a ' tranchet blow'
Event Date
Author: maa


Context (Field collection)
Found on surface three quarters of a mile east of Wandlebury.
Event Date 1947
Author: maa


Context (Other)
The object is marked 'Surface 3/4 mile East of VANDLEBURY. [1]947' in red ink though this is fading in parts. This object has been marked with two idnos, '47/618' in pencil and 'Z.23918 in ink, both of which appear in the ID NO field. 1947.618 is marked on the object and is its original idno with the Z 23918 Accession Register record reading 'CAMBS. Neolithic. Wandlebury (P.Stapleford). label reads; 'Surface 3/4 mile East of Vandlebury 947' and on reverse side 47.618'.
Event Date 21/8/2014
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson


Context (Amendments / updates)
The donor mentioned as 'King, W. B. R. (Prof.)' in the 'Source' field most likely refers to William Bernard Robinson King (1889–1963), Professor of Geology at the University of Cambridge, who was active in collecting and donating geological and related archaeological material in East Anglia during the mid-twentieth century. The 'Source' field has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 20/1/2026
Author: Jan-Henrik Hartung


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