Ca. 5000-3000 BC.
A nice stone axe head with a slightly rounded butt and curved edge, the ground socket has a hole drilled in to accept a haft. During the Neolithic period, stone axes were a widely used tool for multiple tasks; clearing forests for early farming to make space to grow crops and keep animals. Axes were also used to prepare different parts of the animals they killed. They would butcher the meat and prepare the skins. They could also use them to dig up different things when needed. They were also used as a weapon.
Size: L:55mm / W:115mm ; 725g
Provenance: Private UK collection; From an old London collection formed in the 1990s.