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European Neolithic Flint Axe in Wood HandleA Northern European Neolithic dark gray flint axe of trapezoidal form mounted in its original fragmentary and charred wooden handle. Ca. 4000-3000 BC. Stone axes were important tools and trade items in Neolithic Europe. Polished stone axes, which are more durable than flaked axes, were essential for clearing forests during the Neolithic period, when crop and livestock farming were first introduced into Europe. Formerly in a German private collection, formed during the 1960's and 1970's. Inv#: 3497 $2,750 |
