Neolithic Danish. Spiked-headed 2-sided Flint Axe in Rock. Early Corded Ware culture: 4000-3300 B.C.

Provenance: Older Danish antiquities collection.

Find location: Denmark.

Literature: The Younger Stone Age by P.V.Glob.

Measurements approx.: 14x6x4 cm.

Condition: The axe is in good condition, see pictures.

The Corded Ware culture existed in Denmark around 4000–2800 B.C. and was one of the first peasant cultures. People cultivated crops, kept cattle, sheep and pigs, but also hunted and fished. The culture is named after its characteristic pottery with a funnel-shaped opening. The Corded Ware people built large burial mounds such as burial grounds and megalithic tombs. Many different axes from the culture have been found. The axes were used as tools for tasks such as woodworking and forest clearance, but some may also have had significance as valuable objects or symbols and others were used for combat.