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3D Model

Axe head

This type of axe has a massive square butt and the oval wood handle eye. The blade has a rectangular cross-section and ends in a curved cutting edge. Around the eye the axe head is thickened in order to ensure a better steadiness of the handle. It’s worth pointing out that all the tested similar artefacts have a hardened cutting edge. As tools used for a wide range of purposes, from cutting trees to carpentry, axes are very frequent among the Dacian findings in Orăştiei Mountains, a few dozens of them being known by now.

Findspot: Grădiştea de Munte – Feţele Albe, commune of Orăştioara (Hunedoara County)

Dimensions: length – 18.1 cm; width – 9.5 cm

Material: iron

Technique: hot forging.

Historical Date: 1st century AD - beginning 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.