Tuesday, June 18, 2013

Danish Stone Axes

These stone axes in the collection originally came from Denmark. The stone axes were made during the late Mesolithic or Neolithic period.  They were used to cut down trees as agriculture was expanding into Denmark. This was between 6000 B.C. and 1000 B.C. The tools were made of flint which is a great stone to make tools from and is found throughout Denmark. The use of the flint made the tools sharp and able to cut through what it needed to. These axes are a unique and interesting artifact that is not something you would normally find in New Jersey (Written by Matt Craig and Jessie Tredinnick).



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