Good afternoon all. Purchased this today in a box full of "stuff". I believe it is a stone axe head. I'm wondering if anybody can tell me anything about it. Thank you!
Stone Axe Head
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Your item appears to be a "celt". These can be many sizes, of many stone types, and had many uses. Some were used hafted and some weren't. Size reference in photos helps. I have little ones barely an inch long and larger ones up to 7" long. Yours sadly appears to have a badly chipped cutting edge. Celts can be found on all continents except Antarctica and were used by most paleo cultures. Cool find in a box of "stuff"!
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Called a celt, used like an axe, Celt is usually wedge, it fits into handle with hole in it and the more it is used the tighter it becomes.
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On the east coast here, the celts were considered to have been made in the woodland indian period. That's the last one before Columbus. The 3/4 groove ax and the full groove ax preceded them.
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