Accession No

Z 15503


Description

Tranchet Axe - Stone Tranchet Axe


Place

Europe; British Isles; England; Cambridgeshire; Croydon


Period

Mesolithic


Source


Department

Arch


Reference Numbers

Z 15503


Cultural Affliation


Material

Stone


Local Term


Measurements


Events

Description (Labels & Markings)
The axe is marked 'CROYDON. CAMBS.' in black.
Event Date
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
Stone Tranchet Axe
Event Date 27/8/1986
Author: maa


Description (CMS Description)
A small tranchet axe roughly knapped and heavily covered in patina.
Event Date 30/4/2014
Author: maa


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:10276

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