Polished flint axes

Early Neolithic Polished flint axes from Grimes Graves flint mines in Norfolk. Neolithic people made stone and flint axes in a different way to Mesolithic people.  After using hammer stones to knap a nodule and produce a rough shape, the axes were ground or polished to produce a sharp edge and the smooth shape shown here. These axes were mounted onto wooden handles and could be used for chopping and cutting.

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