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Object Number 38-54-40/5171
Display Title Stone core axe
Descriptions
Inventory Description Chipped stone biface, core axe, roughly chipped, roughly triangular
Classification
  • Axe
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Mesolithic
  • Gudenaa
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Europe / Denmark
Additional Geographic Terms Jutland, central; Torring, vicinity of; Gudenaa Valley
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 11.7 x 4.2 x 2.1 cm (4 5/8 x 1 5/8 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 38-54-40/5171; N-3; Sta. M.

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