Danish Stone Age. Flint Valby Axe with Thick Shaft. 3000-1800 B.C.

Danish Stone Age. Thick-shafted Valby axe in flint. 3000-1800 B.C.

Provenance: Older Danish prehistoric collection.

Find location: Denmark.

Literature: FLINT from Denmark's prehistory. By Peter Vang Petersen. Page 111

Dimensions approx. : 17,8x6,2x3,8 cm.

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

This type of axe is found over several periods, Late Jættestuetid, Single Grave culture, and Dagger Age.

The Late Jættestuetid, Single Grave culture and Dagger Age were important periods in the agricultural Stone Age. In this time, tools and weapons changed, and various objects gained great significance. The Valby axe was a special type of flint axe, used for woodworking, but it also had a symbolic meaning. Some flint axes have been found in graves and sacrificial deposits, which shows that they were not only practical tools. They could be signs of status, power or affiliation. In the Dagger Age, flint technology became very advanced, and flint daggers were produced, resembling metal weapons typical of bronze, which began to emerge in the late part of the Stone Age.