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This is a trapezoidal flint adze-axe with a grounded blade. Such items were mainly used in woodworking, butchering, etc. However, it is good enough for melee combat (or distance combat at short lengths, up to a few meters).

Details

  • Title: Adze-axe
  • Creator: Unknown
  • Date Created: 4300 - 3600 ВСЕ
  • Location Created: Unknown
  • Physical Dimensions: h 164, w 68, t 42 mm
  • Type: Tools
  • Rights: National Museum of the History of Ukraine
  • Medium: Flint, molding, grinding
  • Place found: Khmelnytskyi Region, Ukraine
  • Period: Eneolithic
  • Culture: Cucuteni–Trypillia

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