PugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryArtifacts@piefed.socialEnglish · 20 hours agoAxe with well-preserved wooden handle, England, ~850 BCEmedia.piefed.socialimagemessage-square5fedilinkarrow-up154arrow-down11
arrow-up153arrow-down1imageAxe with well-preserved wooden handle, England, ~850 BCEmedia.piefed.socialPugJesus@piefed.socialM to HistoryArtifacts@piefed.socialEnglish · 20 hours agomessage-square5fedilink
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up11·19 hours agoThat looks kinda the reverse of a modern axe though? Is there any explanation how it was handled and used?
minus-squarePugJesus@piefed.socialOPMlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13·19 hours agoI think there’s a missing connecting piece that would make it look more like this
minus-squarepoVoq@slrpnk.netlinkfedilinkarrow-up8·edit-218 hours agoAh, that makes more sense. I was mainly confused by the big wooden block that seemed connected to the back. But maybe it was used to add weight?
That looks kinda the reverse of a modern axe though? Is there any explanation how it was handled and used?
I think there’s a missing connecting piece that would make it look more like this
Ah, that makes more sense. I was mainly confused by the big wooden block that seemed connected to the back. But maybe it was used to add weight?