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adze
Object Type
adze
Museum number
St.98.c
Description
Flaked, finely chipped polished flint adze. Brown in colour with a rough surface that is flat on one side and raised on the other with a drilled hole in the middle.
Cultures/periods
Neolithic/Bronze Age
Findspot
Excavated/Findspot:
Burwell Fen
Materials
flint
Technique
flaked
polished
Dimensions
Length:
134 millimetres
Weight:
206 grammes
Location
Not on display
Funder name
Funded by:
Christy Fund
Department
Britain, Europe and Prehistory
Registration number
St.98.c