Three Danish Neolithic Flint Axes

A group of three Danish Neolithic flint axes of trapezoidal form with thick tapered blades.

Denmark.

Ca. 5000 - 3000 BC.

Maximum length: 10 in. (26 cm).

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 Danish private collection.

Inv#: 7952

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$5,000