Polished flint axe-head

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Polished flint axe-head, Neolithic, 5,500 years ago

Field collection: Pickletillem, near Leuchars, Fife

Donated by Stewart Roberstson
Museum number 1964-134

Forests were cleared to create land for planting crops. Axes, adzes and chisels were used for cutting down trees or for "ringing", which means removing the bark from around the trunks of trees to kill them.

Polished flint axe-head
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