Danish Stone Age. Asymmetrical flake axe in brown flint. Late Ertebølle period: 4500-3900 B.C.

Danish Stone Age. Asymmetrical flake axe in brown flint. Middle Stone Age / Old Stone Age. Late Ertebølle period: 4500-3900 B.C.

Find site: Stevns.

Literature: FLINT from Denmark's past. By Peter Vang Petersen. Page 96-97.

Measurements approx. : 8x6,3x2 cm.

Condition: The axe is in good condition with beautiful sought-after brown flint (no patina), see pictures.

The Ertebølle period lasted approximately 5400-3900 b.c. and was a hunter-gatherer culture, where people lived by hunting, fishing and gathering. The flake axes are some of the period's characteristic tools. They were produced from flint by striking a thin slice from a flint core and flaking it, so the edge became sharp. The flake axes were especially used to process wood, including the production of boats, houses and other tools. They were practical because they were relatively easy to produce and could be sharpened or replaced.