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SQUARE-SIDED These Neolithic flint axes were found on sites in northern Europe. They date to sometime between 6,500 to 4,500 years ago. Some or all of them may have been found in Denmark. The colorful patina is the result from minerals in the bogs where many of these types of axes were placed as offerings. All of these large axes were made from chert by using both direct and indirect percussion flaking techniques. The sides are square and the edges have the appearance of back and forth stitching. These axes show little or no evidence of ever being used.
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