Grooved Stone Axes
Dublin Core
Title
Grooved Stone Axes
Subject
Artifacts
Description
These grooved axes were collected from a site in Orange County in the northern Piedmont. They are examples of chipped and ground stone technology, the latter of which first appeared during the Late Archaic period but continued through the Early, Middle, and Late Woodland periods. This method of tool production involved pecking and grinding the stone down to shape instead of chipping the stone away. Ground stone tools were often made from granite or greenstone metabasalt, and they were repaired by flaking. Once finished, the axe would have been hafted to a wooden handle, which decomposed over time. Archaeologists can use microscopes to see use-wear patterns on the edges of stone axes to tell what they were used for.
Source
Bill Speiden
Date
1200 B.C.E. - 1600 C.E.
Format
.JPG, 1775 × 1191
Type
Image
Coverage
Orange County
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
4 x 6 "
Citation
“Grooved Stone Axes,” Virginia Indian Archive, accessed August 19, 2022, https://virginiaindianarchive.org/items/show/376.