Analysis of ritually deposited rock axes during early agrarian culture

The Stensborg site in Grödinge Sn is the most important site for the destruction of objects from the Early Neolithic period (early agrarian society c. 5500 BC) in central Sweden. Objects from both southern and northern Scandinavia show that the site had a special role in the contacts between south and north in Scandinavia and that its ritual role for destroyed and subsequently deposited objects was unique. Previously, the flint objects have been treated. This project aims to analyze the large number of rock axes and chisels to determine which quarries were used to produce the raw materials. By identifying the quarries used for axe production, the origin of the areas from which the objects come can be determined. Through a petrographic analysis of the rocks, it is possible to see the site as a whole. This is of particular importance since, in addition to flint tools destroyed by fire, the site has the largest material of destroyed rock art objects in Scandinavia.