3/4 Grooved Ax   Save
Almer Hegler Collection
Description: This ground stone ax has a wide groove near the poll end that extends from the flat base around the sides and top. The groove functioned to attach the ax head to a handle. The base is slightly concave, and the opposite end tapers to a thin, wide, blunt cutting edge. The ax may have split in two lengthwise, and was subsequently refurbished, making it quite long and narrow. The stone is very dark gray and dark grayish brown in color. This piece comes from the Archaic Period. The Archaic cultures in Ohio existed from about 6,000 B.C. to 1,000 B.C. Their economy was based primarily on hunting and gathering, but they did experiment with cultivating squash. Most Ohio sites are seasonal camps, created as the Indians moved due to the weather and the availability of food sources. Archaic peoples hunted smaller game than their Paleoindian predecessors, who pursued mastodons and giant beavers. The Archaic people hunted deer, elk, bear, rabbit, quail, and wild turkey. View on Ohio Memory.
Image ID: A0010_000087_1
Subjects: Prehistoric peoples; Axes, Prehistoric;
Places: Almer Hegler Collection