What is a stone axe?

Stone axe:

Ancient stone tools used for logging and other purposes. Axe body is heavy, generally trapezoidal or approximately rectangular, with two blades, which is polished. Multi-inclined blade or inclined arc blade, also has positive arc blade or flat blade. Some shafts are made into concave waist shape, shoulder shape or perforated upper part, which is convenient for handle installation. Stone axes were mainly popular in the Neolithic Age and lasted until the early Bronze Age. It has many functions such as chopping, smashing, chopping and scraping. When in use, a transverse wooden handle parallel to the axe blade is generally installed. In the early days of primitive agriculture, it was used to cut down trees and cultivate farmland, and it was one of the main agricultural tools at that time. It is also often used for cutting in wood manufacturing, or as a wedge when opening boards; The latter gradually developed a special kind of stone wedge. A stone axe with straight arc blade or flat blade can be used as a stone hoe with a fork-shaped horizontal handle perpendicular to the axe blade. Stone axe is also an ancient weapon. Some perforated stone axes in the late Neolithic period have become special tomahawks.