A fine Danish Neolithic flaked flint axe head, Danish 4000 BC to 2500 BC, 7cm wide, 2cm deep, 24.6cm high 29cm high with stand Around c.4000 BC, agriculture began to spread in Denmark. The farmers had to clear the primaeval forest, fell trees and, burn brush before the soil could be tilled. For forest felling and timberwork, polished flint axes were used. Flint was the most important raw material for making axes. These flints were shaped by percussion at quarries where superior and stable, flint was available and then traded or used as currency. They would then be worked into a highly finished polished adze by the process of grinding.
A fine Danish Neolithic flaked flint axe head, Danish 4000 BC to 2500 BC, 7cm wide, 2cm deep, 24.6cm high 29cm high with stand Around c.4000 BC, agriculture began to spread in Denmark. The farmers had to clear the primaeval forest, fell trees and, burn brush before the soil could be tilled. For forest felling and timberwork, polished flint axes were used. Flint was the most important raw material for making axes. These flints were shaped by percussion at quarries where superior and stable, flint was available and then traded or used as currency. They would then be worked into a highly finished polished adze by the process of grinding.
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