Ground Stone Axe
This ground stone axe comes from Nooan, County Clare. Experiments carried out by archaeologists have found that ancient stone axes were very effective in felling trees. This one dates from the Mesolithic.
Ref: 1942:1596
Mesolithic
Collection
National Museum
of Ireland, Irish Antiquities Division Collection
Stone Axe Collection
Tools and
Equipment Collection
Photograph appears courtesy of the National Museum of Ireland
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