Accession No
1976.1080.2
Description
Light grey flint axe blank. Cuboid shape with four straight sides, tapering slightly from the platform end; the opposite end terminates in an angled square face at an angle. One side is retouched.
Place
Europe; Northern Europe; Scandinavia; Denmark; Jutland Peninsula; Region Midtjylland; Hedensted Municipality; Tørring
Period
Mesolithic Neolithic
Source
Burkitt, Miles Crawford [collector]; Burkitt, M. M. [donor]; Frere, J [collector]
Department
Arch
Reference Numbers
1976.1080.2
Cultural Affliation
Material
Stone; Flint
Local Term
Measurements
121mm
Events
Context (Related Documents)
Two handwritten notes found with 1976.1080.1-17; 1976.1084.1-14; and 1976.1085, reads: 'All found at Torring in Jutland, Denmark. 1923-'
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna
Description (Labels & Markings)
Writing on three sides in pencil. '[?]James [?]Madison A[...]'
Event Date
Author: Clare McKenna
Context (Found together / assemblage)
See 1976.1084
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Description for 1976.1080[.1-17]: '.1: Whetstone .2 - .4: Neolithic axe blanks .5 - .16[sic .17]: Blades, cores, utilised pieces'
Event Date
Author: maa
Description (Physical description)
Light grey flint axe blank. Cuboid shape with four straight sides, tapering slightly from the platform end; the opposite end terminates in an angled square face at an angle. One side is retouched.
Event Date 26/4/2024
Author: Clare McKenna
FM:312911
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