Ca. 5000–3000 BC. Neolithic. A nice ground axe head with a slightly rounded butt and curved edge, the ground socket with expanding edge has a hole drilled in to accept a haft. During the Neolithic period, stone axes were a widely used tool for multiple different tasks; to clear forests for early farming to make space to grow crops and keep animals. Axes were also used to prepare different parts of the animals they killed. They would butcher the meat and prepare the skins. They could also use them to dig up different things when needed. When needed, they were used as a weapon. Provenance: Private UK Collection. Danish collection, 1950s-1990s. Private Belgium collection between 1997-2007; then sold to a British collector. Size: L:140mm / W:43mm ; 370g