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

Danish Stone Age. Asymmetrical flake axe i plettet flint. Hunter stone age / Older Stone Age. Sen Ertebølletid: 4500-3900 B.C.

Provenance: Originates from old Danish antiquities collection.

Find site: Zealand/Funen.

Literature: FLINT from Denmark's old times. 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 collecting. The flake axes are some of the period's characteristic tools. They were made of flint by striking a thin slice from a flint nodule and flaking it, so the edge became sharp. The flake axes were especially used to work with wood, among other things to produce boats, houses and other tools. They were practical because they were relatively easy to produce and could be sharpened or replaced.