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**Originally Listed At $750**

Western Europe, Northern France, Oise Department, Hardivillers, Neolithic period, ca. 7000 to 2000 BCE. A chert hand axe shaped by ancient hands by flaking the surface. The axe has a nice heft and was probably used by someone with a larger hand - the rough unknapped areas possibly providing a grip. Stone axes like this one would have been used for woodworking or tilling the soil. This knapped axe is part of the technology that marked Neolithic life in northwestern Europe, alongside farming, pottery, and longhouses. Examples of this sort are often found inside of dolmens, large granite blocks that form tombs. Size: 8" L x 3.5" W (20.3 cm x 8.9 cm)

Provenance: private Lemont, Illinois, USA collection, acquired in the 1980s; ex-J.L. Gasiner collection

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#176026

  • Condition: Some chips and losses as expected with age. Overall great condition. Stray pen mark and find site written on surface.

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