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Object Number
38-90-40/4650
Display Title
Flint core-axe with tranchet sharpening
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Chipped stone biface, core axe, tranchet sharpening
Classification
- Raw Material
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Tardenoisian
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
England
/
<State>
/
Sussex
Additional Geographic Terms
Selmeston; Lower Greensand
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.2 x 4.4 x 3.3 cm (3 5/8 x 1 3/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
38-90-40/4650; Selmeston.
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 38-90-40/4646 | 2 flint tranchet flakes removed when sharpening axes |
Blade
|
Sussex
| |
| 41-31-40/5531 | Flint tranchet axe |
Axe
|
Denmark
| |
| 38-54-40/5177 | 2 stone flake axes or tranchets |
Axe
Raw Material |
Denmark
| |
| 38-54-40/5172 | Stone flake or axe tranchet |
Axe
|
Denmark
| |
| 41-31-40/5533 | Flint tranchet axe |
Adze
|
Denmark
| |
| 41-31-40/5532 | Flint tranchet axe |
Adze
|
Denmark
| |
| 16-61-40/E1895.1 | Celts of Campigny type, so-called "tranchets" |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 40-102-40/5513 | 2 flint tranchets |
Axe
|
Holland
| |
|
Image Not Available
for "Tranchets"
| 16-61-40/E1936 | "Tranchets" |
Triangular biface
|
France
| |
| 16-61-40/E1905 | "Tranchet" with brilliant lustre |
Biface
|
France
| |
| 36-50-40/3617 | Flint tranchet -graver |
Edged Tools
|
France
| |
| 36-50-40/3618 | 4 flint tranchets |
Edged Tools
|
France
|