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

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

Provenance: Originates from old Danish antiquity collection.

Find site: Zealand/Funen.

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

Measurements approx. : 6,7x5,9x1,7 cm.

Condition: see pictures.

The Ertebølle period lasted approximately 5400-3900 b.c. and was a hunter-gatherer culture, where people lived by hunting, fishing and collection. The flake axes are some of the period's characteristic tools. They were produced from flint by striking a thin slice from a flint nodule and flaking it, so the edge became sharp. 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.