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© Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles
Omeka ID 3555
Poblat neolític de la Draga
Prehistory

oak sickle

MACB 881-007

Object type
sickle
Production date
-5400 / -4900
Fabric
-
Museum
Museu Arqueològic Comarcal de Banyoles
Culture
Prehistory
Discovery location
Poblat neolític de la Draga
Materials
wood
Township
Banyoles
Technique
carving
Where is it?
-
Dimensions
290 x 145 x 20 mm
Description
Tool made of oak wood that has a curved bevelled cutting edge, with visible traces of use. It was held by a circular cross-section handle, finished with a rounded knob. It is a unique object, without known parallels in the European Neolithic, which must have been used to uproot or mow herbaceous plants, perhaps rushes or other shore or wetland plants. Although it has often been called an axe, it must actually be considered a variant of sickle. It was the first wooden tool found in La Draga, in 1995.

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