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."
Bronze Age Axes Discovered in Poland
News December 11, 2023
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