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The grinding of axes and other stone tools was a technological innovation of the Neolithic period. The flintstone was knapped into a roughout while still at the quarry site and traded in this form. Such a roughout got its final form from being ground on a stone surface, using sand and water. Through this new technique, a blunted edge could be resharpened with minimal loss of material, because it did not have to be reworked completely.

Details

  • Title: Grinding
  • Creator: Foto: AMH
  • Date: Neolithic
  • Location: Wellingsbüttel, District of Wandsbek
  • Provenance: Archäologisches Museum Hamburg Stadtmuseum Harburg|Helms-Museum
  • Type: Flint Axe Roughout
  • Medium: Flintstone, Feuerstein

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