Bronze Age Axes Discovered in Poland

News December 11, 2023

Poland Bronze Ax
(Starogard Forest District)
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Poland Bronze Ax

KOCIEWIE, POLAND—According to a Live Science report, a metal detectorist has discovered a cache of five 3,500-year-old axes in northern Poland’s Starogard Forest District. Piotr Klimaszewski of Poland’s Department of Archaeological Monuments said that the well-preserved tools have slender necks and semicircular blades, a style linked to Lithuania’s village of Tautušiai. Although they may have been used for chopping wood, cutting, or fighting, and buried in a deposit related to trade, it is also possible that they were deposited as part of a cult practice or sacrifice, Klimaszewski explained. Additionally, archaeologists who investigated the site where the axes were unearthed recovered a 2,000-year-old fibula, or brooch for fastening clothing. To read about the largest Bronze Age hoard discovered in London, go to "Tool Time."

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