oak sickle

MACB 881-007

Object type sickle

Culture/period Prehistory

Materials wood

Technique carving

Mint

Production date -5400 / -4900

Museum Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles

Current location

Archaeological site Poblat neolític de la Draga

Township Banyoles

Dimensions 290 x 145 x 20 mm

Description

Tool made of oak wood that has a curved bevelled cutting edge, with visible traces of use. It was held by a circular cross-section handle, finished with a rounded knob. It is a unique object, without known parallels in the European Neolithic, which must have been used to uproot or mow herbaceous plants, perhaps rushes or other shore or wetland plants. Although it has often been called an axe, it must actually be considered a variant of sickle. It was the first wooden tool found in La Draga, in 1995.

Omeka ID 3555