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This short time period, the last part of the Stone Age, covers the period from the start of farming and ending when metal tools came into use. Stone tools were created with a high degree of skill. Metal tools in common use (copper) could have begun as early as 6,000 B.C. within some regions of Europe, Asia and North Africa.
4000 BC Neolithic core axe 90mm In the Neolithic period
a new type of axe, the core axe, gradually appeared. These were made from
the centre of the flint after removing “blades” from the edges. As the
core was not frost-damaged material it was of better quality for cutting
edges, however they
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5400-4000 BC Flint blades (90 - 100mm) Sections of flint struck from the edge of the block during the process of producing core axes produced useful blades that are still very sharp. These were made using a hammer stone that was usually a round beach or river pebble of some sort of harder stone. Finer flakes were struck off using antler picks.
Neolithic
Polished Stone Hand Axe dating from 4000-2700 BC (90mm)
Neolithic spear tip (80mm)
Neolithic scraper
Flint Arrowheads
Core axe 90mm (1 year old) This was my first attempt at "knapping" flint using a hammer stone to remove all the edges. The flint was off the beach at Eastbourne and is a very hard grade of stone. I found out later that in Neolithic times it would have been heat treated in a fire to make it easier to work.
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