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3D Model

Hatchet

The tool has two main component parts: the longitudinal quadrilateral socket for attaching a wooden handle and the broad, curved blade with its cutting edge.

Find spot: Grădiştea de Munte – Sarmizegetusa Regia, commune of Orăştioara (Hunedoara County)

Dimensions: length – 9.5 cm; width – 8.8 cm

Material: iron

Technique: hot forging

Historical Date: 1st century AD - begining of the 2nd century AD

Time period: Late Iron Age (Dacian)

Digitization Method: 3D Laser scanning by a Team from Technical University of Cluj-Napoca

Data Provider: National Museum of Transylvanian History, Cluj-Napoca.