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Adze

Gallery Location
Not on View
Medium Ground stone
Geography
Middlesex county, Ontario
Date ca. 4000-1000 BC
Dimensions 187 x 54 x 44 mm
Object number NS25220
Description
Adzes like this one were most likely used as woodworking tools. Adzes are identified based on their asymmetrical shapes (when viewed from the side).This asymmetry suggests that they were attached to a handle or shaft with their cutting edges perpendicular to the handle (unlike axe, which have cutting edges that run parallel to their handles).
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