new axe

[Gnomey]

Hello-

Back in November my grandma passed away and I have just been given several of her belongings, one of which is an axe my grandpa found while digging in the ground in Kentucky in the early 1960's when my mom was a little girl. I was *really* hoping I'd get it and I did!!!

I was wondering if anyone here knows anything about it, its age or anything at all, to satisfy my curiousity. Also my family was debating what it was used for- please fill me in!

Thanks for looking!

 

[seger98]

Welcome to Treasure Net, I am sure one of the very knowledgeable people on here will be able to help you out, it looks very similar to the ones that are found in the U.P. of Michigan.

Chris

 

[jeff a]

nice full grooved axe, early archaic

 

[Carolina Points]

Very nice axe and welcome aboard
Clint

 

[Hippy]

That is a pretty nice full groove axe. Full groove axes show up around 3000 to 4000 B.C. and which would probably put them in the middle to late middle archaic time frame. So they could be anywere from 6,000 to 2,000 years old. They were likely used up into the woodland times when they were replaced by celts as the preferred stone tool for chopping. That is a pretty nice one and I'm glad to see that you got what you wanted.

Hippy

 

[ShowmeMoflint]

Sweet full groove axe.Early archaic piece I am glad to see u could inherit that axe it is very nice very symmetrical thanks for the view.I have a chance at inheriting some axes and Celts myself that my Uncle Francis found.
ShowmeMoflint

 

[pickaway]

Thats a nice one...

 

[WhiteCountyPaleo]

Yeah, good symmetry and I'd say
a perfect one. A nice little valuable
full groove axe. Don't sell.

 

[Gnomey]

thanks everyone!

That is a pretty nice full groove axe. Full groove axes show up around 3000 to 4000 B.C. and which would probably put them in the middle to late middle archaic time frame. So they could be anywere from 6,000 to 2,000 years old. They were likely used up into the woodland times when they were replaced by celts as the preferred stone tool for chopping. That is a pretty nice one and I'm glad to see that you got what you wanted.

Hippy

6,000-2,000 years old cool!! so it was used for chopping wood? Thats what i was thinking, but my dad was saying they were used as weapons to kill people- i disagreed but had no idea.

 

[Gnomey]

Sweet full groove axe.Early archaic piece I am glad to see u could inherit that axe it is very nice very symmetrical thanks for the view.I have a chance at inheriting some axes and Celts myself that my Uncle Francis found.
ShowmeMoflint

thanks, im really really glad i did too. no one else in the family seemed very interested in it...

 

[Gnomey]

Yeah, good symmetry and I'd say
a perfect one. A nice little valuable
full groove axe. Don't sell.

thankyou, it is pretty perfect, except for a few small dings. i will NEVER sell it, it is priceless to me!

 

[Th3rty7]

sweet little axe, real nice bit on that piece, congratulations

 

[Hippy]

thanks everyone!

That is a pretty nice full groove axe. Full groove axes show up around 3000 to 4000 B.C. and which would probably put them in the middle to late middle archaic time frame. So they could be anywere from 6,000 to 2,000 years old. They were likely used up into the woodland times when they were replaced by celts as the preferred stone tool for chopping. That is a pretty nice one and I'm glad to see that you got what you wanted.

Hippy

6,000-2,000 years old cool!! so it was used for chopping wood? Thats what i was thinking, but my dad was saying they were used as weapons to kill people- i disagreed but had no idea.

Yeah, chopping wood would have probably been the main purpose but I'm sure if threatened they wouldn't hesitate to use it as a weapon as well. There are still people murdered these days by workworking tools so it's probably a safe assumption that it happened back in the day as well.

Hippy

 

[TripleCreek]

Very nicely worked and shaped ax !!

The full grove ax is the oldest ax technology, between full grove ax and the celt (an Ax, with no grove) was a "Half" grove ax, with a flat area on the bottem of the ax. That "flat" area was used as a way to tigthen the ax head to the handle, by driving a wood wedge into this space. This also help keep the ax head from rotating verticlly(sp) in the haft.

The celt was halfed by being drivin into a hole in the wood handle, with no binding, just a compression fit.

Do you know what area this ax was originally found in ?

 

[creekhunter]

Wow, that is a great looking example! It is great to keep relics like that in the family of the finder too, congrats!