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Neolithic - Early Bronze Age Stone Tools
34. NEOLITHIC / EARLY BRONZE AGE FLINT ADZE
SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE 2nd MILLENNIUM B.C.
Light grey flint of diamond shape for each of the four planes, square cross section, straight cutting edge, working surface is finely polished. L. 3.4" (8.6 cm).
35. NEOLITHIC / EARLY BRONZE AGE FLINT ADZE
SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE 2nd MILLENNIUM B.C.
Light grey flint with rectangular top and bottom, biconvex sides, square cross section straight cutting edge, working surface is finely polished. L. 3. 4" (8.6 cm).
36. NEOLITHIC-EARLY BRONZE AGE STONE HOE
SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE 2nd MILLENNIUM B.C.
Massive gray grained stone. Each plane is a convex triangle with round corners and sides. Both cutting edges perpendicular to each other. Drilled from one end, large conical openings. Ground rough finish. L. 5" (12.7 cm), W. 3.2 (8.1 cm), H. 3.2 (8.1 cm).
37. EARLY BRONZE AGE STONE PLANER-EASTERN EUROPE
2nd MILLENNIUM B.C.
Made of dense dark stone, oval in cross-section, with grooves and facets for convenient grasping, flat polished base-plane. This planer was used for surfacing and flattening leather.
L. 2" (5.1 cm), W. 1.6 (4.1 cm), H. 1.8 (4.6 cm).
38. NEOLITHIC-EARLY BRONZE AGE GRINDING STONE
SOUTH-EASTERN EUROPE 21-17 c. B.C.
Light gray, cubically shaped grinding stone. H. 1.7" (4.3 cm).
39. NEOLITHIC / EARLY BRONZE AGE GRINDING STONE EUROPE 21-17 c. B.C.
Dark stone in the shape of a truncated cone.
D. 3" (7.6), H. 1.6" (4.1 cm).
40. NEOLITHIC / EARLY BRONZE AGE GRINDING STONE EUROPE
21-17 c. B.C.
Light gray, disc-shape grinding stone with removed segments for finger grip. D. 3" (7.6), H. 1.2" (3 cm).
41. TWO NEOLITHIC-EARLY BRONZE AGE BONE PINS
EASTERN EUROPE 2nd MILLENNIUM B.C.
Both with double hammer form heads and drilled central holes. To L. 5.6"(14.2 cm).
Traditionally the scholars believe that these pins were used as sacral items associated with cult of the bull and solar representation.
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