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Danish Mesolithic Period Bone Axe or Hammer bonehammer Sickness or injury causes thisErteblle Culture, c. 54003950 BC, Denmark An exceptional and exceedingly rare bone axe or hammer, recovered from Denmarks ancient peat bogs. Crafted from the solid metacarpal bone of a red deer, this robust tool fragment features a drilled socket at one end, once fitted with a sharp flint core axe bladetransforming it into a powerful composite weapon or woodworking implement. This remarkable artifact dates to the Erteblle culture, a Mesolithic society