Axeheads
Lithic tools were integral to Neolithic societies. Flint was used for everyday tools, with some having ceremonial value. The development of stronger bronze and iron tools changed agriculture and society. This gallery shows axeheads in stone, bronze and iron in variety of periods.
Udgivet galleri
22 genstande
An axehead with asymmetrical faces, a gently curved asymmetrical edge and pointed sides. The edge is chipped but very sharp. The blade is damaged by flaking and this extends from the edge to the centre of both faces. The blade, sides and faces are ground …
A bronze flat axehead with a widely splayed cutting edge, curved sides and a rounded hafting end. There is decoration on the faces. The cutting edge shows signs of wear. This axehead was found in Newcastle, Co. Down.
A bronze axehead with slightly flanged sides and a stop-ridge. It has a widely splayed cutting edge and the sides are decorated with rope moulding.
Bronzen kokerbijl. Zowel op de hulsopening als op het middel is dit kleine bijltje ovaal-octogonaal. De hulsopening ...; Kokerbijl
Axe, triangular, worked on all sides. The edge is severely damaged and reworked. Yellow flint.@eng; MM 13048; Excavation, year unknown. Gift from Pehr Lugn.@eng; …
An axe/hammer? head with tetragonal shape. The central part of the axe head is perforated by a circular hole, drilled from two directions and therefore not entirely straight, The hole is 1.6 cm in diameter. One side (the upper side) is inscribed.; Donated…
A flint axehead, with the face being ovate symmetrical in shape. The sides are pointed and almost straight in plan with the edges chipped. The blade edge is curved symmetrical and defined by being ground and polished. The axe has a narrow pointed oval cro…
A Neolithic flint axehead, with straight splayed sides from the blade to the butt. The sides and blade edge merge on the left but there is severe damage to the blade on the right. The faces are partly ground along the centre. The butt is rounded and flake…
A flat bronze axehead with straight sides and a widely splayed cutting edge. It is decorated on one face with herring-bone decoration and short incised lines.
"IJzeren bijl" [Vanvinckenroye 1984]; Bijl
Cyprus; MMs permanent Cyprus Exhibition 1989-2005.; MMs permanent Cyprus Exhibition 1989-2005.@eng; …
Call Number - 0041867; A thin-butted, polished ceremonial flint axe with facetted sides from Denmark. From the period of the Trichter Rand Becher (TRB) culture. This axe was collected by the archaeologist V.G. Childe.
A miniature stone axehead, the face is asymmetrical with the sides broad and rounded and merging with the butt. The edge is straight and sharp with the blade area being defined by junctions and a higher level of polished. The faces are ground and polished…
A bronze flat axehead with a highly polished patina. It has curved sides and it is decorated on both faces. There are slight flange-like vertical ridges on both edges. It has a thin butt and a splayed cutting edge. The hafting end is damaged.
A socketed bronze axehead with one loop. It has an oval mouth and a raised ridge decorates the rim. There are three parallel incised ridges decorating the neck. This axehead was found in Co. Armagh.
Musselskalyxa. (Orig. nummer 03.3.; 1916.02.0028a; Barbados [[Haga]]; …
Glass negative photo of antler tools in the settlement from the Bronze Age in Pákozd in 1927.