Stone Tools - Edge Ground Axes

DESCRIPTION

TitleStone Tools - Edge Ground Axes Object TypeFirst NationsDescriptionThis collection of 11 ground edge axes was uncovered from the Illawarra and South Coast of NSW.

Ground edge tools were made from fracture-resistant stone and were able to stand repeated impact. Stone was quarried or collected and roughly shaped with a hammerstone.

Edges were then sharpened and refined by grinding the tool against a rough surface. Deep grooves from this grinding action, can be found in sandstone outcrops along the Illawarra escarpment.

Axes were general implement tools, used mostly for working wood.

The W R Morgan Stone tool collection was originally displayed in the W.M. Thomas room at the Thomas Memorial Library, Shellharbour School of Arts.
DonorMorgan, Wally R.

CHARACTERISTICS

MaterialVarious material. Mostly basalt.

CLASSIFICATION

PrimaryAboriginal ContactSecondaryRelics

CONNECTIONS

CollectionFirst Nations

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Stone Tools - Edge Ground Axes