Accession No
1976.463.1
Description
Flaked axe possibly tranchet axe of Grand Pressigny brown flint; rectangular in shape; with platform, traces of use on the cutting edge, and worked edges.
Place
Europe; Western Europe; France; Indre-et-Loire; Grand Pressigny; Claisiers
Period
Neolithic Chalcolithic
Source
Burkitt, Miles Crawford [collector]; Burkitt, M. M. [donor]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1976.463.1
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
92mm
Events
Context (Field collection)
Found: Claisiers, near Grand Pressigny
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1976.463.1-3: 'Three flint flake tools: 1 fabricator, 1 tranchet axe, 1 ground axe fragment'.
Event Date 11/11/1994
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Flaked axe possibly tranchet axe of Grand Pressigny brown flint; rectangular in shape; with platform, traces of use on the cutting edge, and worked edges.
Event Date 10/4/2024
Author: Ikram Ghabriel
FM:311958
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