Antler Axe (NHMW-PRAE-20.542)

3D Model

This is a 3D scan of a Neolithic tool made from a naturally shed red deer antler. The axe was found in Weyregg I at Lake Attersee in 1893 and became part of the nowadays NHMW collection. The preserved base and shaft portions of the antler show clear signs of human processing and careful crafting into a functional axe head. This tool dates back to the 4th millennium BC and demonstrates highly developed prehistoric craftsmanship.

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Object: Antler Axe

Material: Bone

Specimen: Red Deer (Cervus elaphus)

Inventory number: NHMW-PRAE-20.542

Collection: NHMW, Prehistory Dept., Neolithic & Bronze Age Coll. (curator: Michaela Schauer)

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Scanned & edited by Christoph Scheiflinger (NHMW).

Scanner: Artec Space Spider. Infrastructure funded by FFG.

This object was digitzed during the internship “Welterbe digital serviert” funded by the FFG.