Axe
An axe made of dark green nephrite is small and has a classic sub-triangular shape. The tool has a narrowed head, extended blade and straight edges.
Manufacturing technique
Sawing, grinding, polishing
Proximal part has clear traces of flaking. In the mesial and distal areas, there are some traces of grinding, longitudinal edges are polished.
Use-wear traces
The double-sided blade is sharpened, on its surface we can clearly see traces of frequent thin scars. The edge of the blade with traces of work has a slightly concave edge and a knocked-down corner end. The sharpening angle is 60 degrees.
Storage location
The Museum of Buryat History named after Khangalov M.N.Inventory number
20411/1Size
Length - 81,48 mm
Width (in the mesial area) - 42,89 mm
Thickness - 17,60 mm
Material
NephriteDating
II millennium BCCulture
GlazkovskayaThe author of the excavations
Okladnikov A.P.1948
Publications
Okladnikov A.P. Neolit i bronzovyj vek Pribajkal'ya. CH. 3 - MIA, №43 - M.-L.: AN SSSR, 1955. - 194 S.
