![]() ![]() These facts are hard to explain in terms of deliberate long voyaging. Does Duff think that by some sort of deliberate zoning arrangement the tanged adzes were carefully restricted to Eastern Polynesia and the tangless ones to Western Polynesia? Duff's logic in citing the fact that tangless adzes were confined to Western Polynesia and tanged adzes to Eastern Polynesia, as if it were more of an argument for deliberate than accidental settlement, is beyond me. I should have thought myself that the divergence between Western and Eastern Polynesian adze forms was the reverse of evidence of deliberate contact. Finally I note the tendency for the distribution pattern of distinctive types in Eastern Polynesia to correspond with concentric zones, implying radial diffusion from a centrally placed group, here seen to be the Society Islands. "With regard to Sharp's theory of drift within Polynesia with its implication of a chaotic pattern of culture traits, I draw attention first to the clear cut distinction in adze types as between Western and Eastern Polynesia, where not one tanged adze has been established for the former, while not one group of Eastern Polynesia is without the tanged adze. ![]() Long lasting it continues to provide information & argument on Polynesian migration and settlement.ġ. The Pacific adze felled trees, hewed timbers for canoes and canoe parts, household furnishings & goods, bowls, clubs and migrated across the vast ocean. The stone & shell adze was the most important Polynesian tool. This axe was selected out of hundreds and hundreds of inferior examples and represents the finest possible piece of its type - one of the best few of a large, life-long collection! Intact original mineral deposits and patina deep within the flake scars and micro-crevices of the flaking are signs of authenticity and age not found in modern forgeries often seen on the market.Pacific Argonauts tool par excellence. This fine specimen lacks any modern damage or alterations. The entire adze head is perfectly preserved and complete with exceptional shaping and workmanship. Adding to the rarity is the fact this is a curved adze head and was mostly likely a tool for canoe construction. Grooved axes like this are a much scarcer form. The majority of Capsian Neolithic stone axes are torpedo-shaped celt axes. The word is derived from the combination of ferruginous and concrete. Ferricrete is a mineral conglomerate consisting of surface sand and gravel cemented into a hard mass by iron oxide derived from the oxidation of percolating solutions of iron salts. The entire axe was made from a single piece of Ferricrete. Since the ancient region that this Neolithic culture once thrived in was a lake region, it is likely this adze was used to construct a dugout canoe by hollowing out a log.Īside from this being a scarcer type of ground stone axe head design, the stone used is extremely rare in tool-making of the region and culture. Adze axes were predominantly used in wood-working to remove and hollow out an object. The chopping end is ground and polished to achieve a sharp cutting edge. The groove would have been used to securely lash the axe head onto a wooden shaft handle. Axes like this are made by grinding a single stone entirely into a desired form. ![]() It was found on an exposed African Neolithic site in the Sahara Desert in Northwest Africa, and dates to over 5000 years ago. This unique curved ground stone grooved adze axe is from the African Capsian Neolithic culture. SEE MORE AFRICAN NEOLITHIC TOOLS AND ARTIFACTS ![]()
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