Danish Stone Age. Thick-butted thin-bladed axe in flint. Dagger period 2400-1800 B.C.

Danish Stone Age. Thick-butted thin-bladed axe in flint, with slightly curved edge. Dagger period 2400-1800 B.C.

Provenance: Originates from older Danish ancient collection.

Find site: Denmark.

Literature: FLINT from Denmark's ancient times. By Peter Vang Petersen. Page 116-117.

Measurements approx. : 11,4x3,8x1,7 cm.

Condition: see images.

The Danish dagger period was a period in the agricultural Stone Age, approximately 2400-1800 B.C. The period is particularly known for the fine and carefully crafted flint daggers, which could be used as tools, weapons, and status symbols. Society became more hierarchical, and trade and contact between different areas grew. The thin-bladed flint axes could be very sharp and effective, although they were made of flint. They are typically of smaller size and none have been found with a handle, so it is assumed that such axes were used for e.g. processing wood etc. rather than felling trees.