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

Danish Stone Age. Asymmetrical flake axe in flint. Mesolithic hunter-gatherer / 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 ancient times. By Peter Vang Petersen. Page 96-97.

Measurements approx.: 7x5,5x2 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 gathering. The flint axes are some of the period's characteristic tools. They were produced by flint by striking a thin blade from a flint nodule and flaking it, so the edge became sharp. The flint axes were especially used to process wood, among other things for the production of boats, houses and other tools. They were practical, because they were relatively easy to produce and could be sharpened or replaced.