Tranchet pick

Details

• Title

  Tranchet pick

• Associated place

  Europe › United Kingdom › England › Essex › Thurrock › Stifford (find spot)

• Date

  Mesolithic Period (Britain) (c. 9,600 - c. 4000 cal.BC)

• Material and technique

  flint

• Material index

  inorganic › mineral › silica › flint

• Object type

  tool/implement › pick

• Dimensions

  14 cm (length)
  5 cm (width)

• No. of items

  1

• Credit line

  Presented by Mr. C.J. Mumford.

• Museum location

  not on display

• Museum department

  Antiquities

• Accession no.

  AN1976.29

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