Celts and Adzes
Dublin Core
Title
Celts and Adzes
Subject
Artifacts
Description
These ground stone celts or adzes were found at a Late Woodland site in Halifax County in the southern Piedmont. Celts or adzes were produced by selecting a hard and dense stone, breaking it into the rough correct shape by percussion, and then pecking, grinding, and polishing the stone until it was smooth. The blades of celts from this site show that they were finely honed with a whetstone that left a mirror-like finish on each side of the blade. Celts and adzes were primarily woodworking tools, and celts may have occasionally been used as weapons. Adzes were probably used to make dugout canoes.
Source
Virginia Department of Historic Resources, Richmond, VA
Date
900 - 1600 C.E.
Format
.JPG, 1671 × 1290
Type
Image
Coverage
Halifax County
Still Image Item Type Metadata
Original Format
Photograph
Physical Dimensions
1671 × 1290
Files
Citation
“Celts and Adzes,” Virginia Indian Archive, accessed September 24, 2023, https://virginiaindianarchive.org/items/show/494.