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Object Number
41-31-40/5532
Display Title
Flint tranchet axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Stone, chipped stone biface, tranchet axe, straight flared blade, tapered butt
Classification
- Adze
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Ertebølle
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe
/
Denmark
Intrasite
Kitchen Midden
Additional Geographic Terms
Nederst; Kolind, 4 km. east of; Jutland
Materials
Chert
Dimensions
Overall: 5 x 9.9 x 1.7 cm (1 15/16 x 3 7/8 x 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
41-31-40/5532
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| PrimaryMedia | Object Number | Title | Classification | Geography/Provenience | SHARE |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 41-31-40/5533 | Flint tranchet axe |
Adze
|
Denmark
| |
| 41-31-40/5531 | Flint tranchet axe |
Axe
|
Denmark
| |
| 40-102-40/5513 | 2 flint tranchets |
Axe
|
Holland
| |
| 38-90-40/4650 | Flint core-axe with tranchet sharpening |
Raw Material
Axe |
Sussex
| |
| 38-54-40/5172 | Stone flake or axe tranchet |
Axe
|
Denmark
| |
| 16-61-40/E1895.1 | Celts of Campigny type, so-called "tranchets" |
Axe
|
France
| |
| 38-90-40/4646 | 2 flint tranchet flakes removed when sharpening axes |
Blade
|
Sussex
| |
| 38-54-40/5177 | 2 stone flake axes or tranchets |
Axe
Raw Material |
Denmark
| |
|
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
|