At the cutting edge: biographies of Orcadian Neolithic axes
Polished stone axes are one of the most iconic types of tools of Europe’s first farmers. Despite their ubiquity, we know relatively little about how they were used. Here, the authors outline how macroscopic wear analysis is revealing diversity in the use and treatment of axe-heads from Neolithic Orkney.
Authors
- Ann Clarke
- Patrick Nørskov Pedersen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9843-0858)
- Mark T. Edmonds (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8054-5470)
- Aimée Little (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4713-4260)
Institutions
- University of Copenhagen (DK)
- R&G Associates (GB)
- Department of Archaeology (LK)
- University of York (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Antiquity
- Published
- 2025-12-15
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.15184/aqy.2025.10267
- Primary Topic
- Pleistocene-Era Hominins and Archaeology
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- University of the Highlands and Islands