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Stone axe.

Credit: The State Museum of Pennsylvania, Archaeology

Grooved stone axes, used to fell trees and craft a variety of useful objects, frequently occur on Pennsylvania Native American habitation sites from ca. 8000 BC to 800+ AD. Indians ground and polished the bit to form a sharp cutting edge, and carved the groove to haft the axe head to a wood handle.

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