Contributed by Maine Historical Society
Description
The grooved axe, from the archaic period, may be as old as 4,000 years. It would have been attached -- hafted -- to a wooden handle.
Native people used stone tools like this to chop or crush the wood or food they used in their daily lives. Objects like this required tremendous skill and workmanship to shape and sharpen the stone.
About This Item
- Title: Native American grooved axe head, ca. 1000
- Creation Date: circa 2000
- Subject Date: circa 1000
- Location: Newcastle, Lincoln County, ME
- Media: Stone
- Local Code: Penny Box 3
- Object Type: Physical Object
Cross Reference Searches
Standardized Subject Headings
- Abenaki Indians--Maine
- Axes
- Indian weapons of North America
- Indians of North America--Implements
- Indians of North America--Maine--Newcastle
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Maine Historical Society485 Congress Street, Portland, ME 04101
(207) 774-1822 x230
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