Accession No
Z 15500
Description
Tranchet axe
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Burwell; Burwell Fen
Period
Mesolithic
Source
Evans, John (Sir) [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
Z 15500
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone
Local Term
Measurements
Events
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in pencil: 'Burns [?]' with a line drawn.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (Labels & Markings)
Handwritten John Evans' label affixed to object reads: 'BURWELL FEN CAMBRIDGE 1871'.
Event Date 1871
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Field collection)
Collected in 1871
Event Date 1871
Author: maa
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: 'BURWELL FEN 1871.'
Event Date 1871
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Description (CMS Description)
Stone Tranchet Axe
Event Date 27/8/1986
Author: maa
Context (Amendments / updates)
This object was accessioned with no source information. However, the style of label and handwriting allows it to be identified as once in the collection of Sir John Evans. It is still unknown when the object entered MAA's collection, but Evans has now been added to the Source field accordingly.
Event Date 22/1/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn (admin)
Context (Display)
Exhibited in 'A Survival Story: Prehistoric Life at Star Carr', Li Ka Shing Gallery, Case 2.03, 21 June 2018 - 16 March 2020.
Event Date 21/6/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
Exhibition (Li Ka Shing Gallery)
EXH.2018.5 | A Survival Story: Prehistoric Life at Star Carr
Event Date 21/6/2018
Author: Eleanor Wilkinson
FM:10273
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