No. 95592635

Neolithic Flint Neolithic flint axe (no reserve price) (No Reserve Price)
No. 95592635

Neolithic Flint Neolithic flint axe (no reserve price) (No Reserve Price)
Superb Neolithic flint axe from LERY, a French commune located in the Eure department, in the Normandy region.
Superb shape and beautiful patina.
Length: 18.5 x 6 cm
Condition: as shown in the photos
emblematic place of French prehistory
No reserve price
There is a myth surrounding the flint knapped axe blade, and a very widespread myth, that of it being a complementary tool to polished flint axes. But the reality is quite different because the knapped axe is only a step in the process of making the polished axe.
For most people, the Neolithic is the Age of polished stone. This definition was given by the prehistorian John Lubbock in 1865, in opposition to the Paleolithic "Age of chipped stone." Historians see this period as the time when the nomadic hunter-gatherer human became a farmer and settled. Previously, humans obtained from their environment according to their needs (gathering, hunting, fishing...). During the Neolithic, humans do not just gather from nature; they transform it, and to do so, they need increasingly specialized tools.
New needs are at the origin of the development of different tools.
Acquired from a private collector, Mrs. EC, an old collection from her husband, Mr. JC, a private collector, in full compliance with the rules in force. This collection was built up through various purchases, notably at auction, between the 1940s and 1950s.
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