Object type
ax
Culture/period
Prehistory
Materials
amphibolite
Technique
carving, abrasion
Mint
Production date
-4200 / -3200
Current location
Exposició permanent
Archaeological site
Bòbila de Bellsolà - La Mogoda
Township
Santa Perpètua de Mogoda (Europa, Espanya, Catalunya, Barcelona, Vallès Occidental)
Dimensions
140 x 50 x 210 mm
Description
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Trapezoidal axe with a symmetric bevel. The heel is truncated and its convergent sides have sawn slots. Small traces on the surface allow the interpretation that the original block of stone was extracted with the help of fire and later was transformed using the sawing technique which consists of dividing the stone by abrasion. It is a fine-grained retromorphic calcic amphibolite with a translucent dark green colour that could correspond to a rock from an Alpine source. It was found in a pit tomb together with two honey flint cores that were deposited accompanying a skeleton.
Image
3D Model
© Museu d'Arqueologia de Catalunya - Barcelona
Omeka ID
2594