Joly, N. (Nicolas), 1812-1885 · London : Kegan Paul, Trench, Trübner & Co. · leaf 256
only mention the hammer axes (fig. 117), of whichthe name sufficiently indicates the form and purpose. Axes of smaller size, and especially those made fromrocks foreign to the district where they are found, weremerely inserted perpendicularly in the piece of stags hornwhich served as a handle, and… … Fig. 117. Didvate iiammkii a.xk. (After Evans.) Hitherto we have only spoken of axes for war or foruseful purposes; the edge of all of these is parallel to thehandle, iliere are others of which the edge is perpen-dicular to the shaft ; these are the chip axes, whose formand general use recall the…
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