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<p>[QUOTE=&quot;2manybooks, post: 1869013, member: 8267&quot;]Yes, a celt. They are similar to axes, but lacking grooves that would facilitate hafting. Made and used all over the prehistoric world, some examples have been found in Switzerland that preserve the antler sockets they were mounted in. Another distinction sometimes made is that axes were mounted with the blade edge parallel to the axis of the shaft, like a modern axe, while celts may have been mounted perpendicular, like an adze. I suppose there is no reason they could not have been used in the hand, but your hand would get pretty banged up depending on the work that was being done.</p><p><br /></p><p>One nice thing about stone tools made by grinding - I don&#039;t think there are many people dedicated to making fakes. Too time consuming compared to knocking out flaked tools.[/QUOTE]</p><p><br /></p>

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