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what were axes made?​

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Answered by rakshithan702
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Explanation:

Perhaps the most common tool of the Stone Age was the hand-axe. When most people think of an axe, they picture something like a Paul Bunyan lumberjack axe with a wooden handle and steel blade. The hand-axe, however, was nothing like this - it did not even have a traditional axe shape. Hand-axes had a variety of different shapes, from circular to triangular, but most archaeological finds are tear-drop shaped hand-axes. These tools were used for cutting, probably for meat and skinning, and for scavenging. They were possibly used for throwing at animals to kill or injure them while hunting.

Illustration of a hand holding a hand-axe

Illustration of a hand holding a hand-axe

Hand-axes, as you can see, could be pretty useful tools, so it is not surprising that they are the oldest tool in existence - almost 2 million years old! The earliest type of hand-axe is called the Acheulean hand-axe, and is from the Paleolithic Age - the oldest part of the Stone Age. Hand-axes were made from different types of hard rocks, like flint, obsidian, and granite. They were not just rocks though - in the earlier Stone Age, the hand-axes had sharp tips on them, while the later Stone Age people learned how to make sharp edges on them through a process called flaking. This involved chipping away pieces of the stone from the edges.

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Answered by dineshbehra433
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Answer:

They are made of mainly steel and iron.

Explation:

Axes are made of simple machines . They are in the same catagory weges.

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