Pre-historic times, as illustrated by ancient remains and the manners and customs of modern savages (1892)
Lubbock, John, Sir, 1834-1913 · New York, D. Appleton and company · leaf 135
g the edge, form a very obtuse angle withone another, but we must remember that if this detracts fromthe sharpness, it adds greatly to the strength. Moreover, the 102 CHISELS. angle is almost exactly the same as that which we find in theadze of the New Zealanders and other South Sea Islanders.Figs.… … Danish Axe. moddings. The edge, indeed, is polished, but is after all notsmoother than the natural fracture of the flint. The projectionon the under side of the Danish specimen (fig. 110) is acci-dental, and due to some peculiarity in the flint. This faceis usually as flat in the Danish specimens…
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