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Stone axeheads

Item name:Stone axeheads

Dating:3rd millennium BC

Findspot:River Ljubljanica between Špica and the Prule Bridge

On display:The Earliest Stories from the Crossroads

Description

The six stone axeheads from serpentinite originate from the Ljubljanica between Špica and the Prule Bridge, like the daggers and arrowheads in Fig. 182. The axe in the centre broke at the ear already in the Copper Age, which caused an additional hole to be drilled and the axe rehafted.

Details

1.Shaft-hole axe, stone, l. 15.2 cm, inv. no. B 5882.
2. Shaft-hole axe, stone, l. 10.9 cm, inv. no. B 5877b.
3. Shaft-hole axe, stone, l. 9.7 cm, inv. no. B 5957.
4. Shaft-hole axe, stone, l. 9.3 cm, inv. no. B 5878.
5. Shaft-hole axe, stone, l. 11.6 cm, inv. no. B 5960.
6. Shaft-hole axe, stone, l. 8.6 cm, inv. no. B 5879.