Accession No
1953.98.1.1
Description
Very small tranchet axe.
Place
Europe; British Isles; England; Yorkshire; Seamer; Star Carr
Period
Mesolithic
Source
Clark, J Grahame D (Prof.) [excavator and donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1953.98.1.1; 7/ZA12 [?excavation no.]
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
Weight 0.34kg
Events
Description (Physical description)
Core axe or adze roughly shaped and flaked transversely from one or both faces.
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Labels & Markings)
Marked in black ink: '7/ZA12 FLIX'
Event Date
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Field collection)
Excavated by Professor J. Grahame D. Clark
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Core axe or adze
Event Date 1953
Author: maa
Context (References)
Clark, J.G.D. (1954). Excavations at Star Carr. Cambridge University Press: Cambridge. pp. 96-114, fig. 43, no 149
Event Date 1954
Author: Imogen Gunn
Context (Analysis)
Lawrence Billington, Oxford Archaeology East, examined this object and described it as a very small tranchet axe. The Description has been updated accordingly.
Event Date 14/2/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn
Description (Physical description)
Lawrence Billington: Very small tranchet axe.
Event Date 14/2/2018
Author: Imogen Gunn
FM:34556
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