Stone Axe

族群：雅美(達悟)族 Yami (Tao)

尺寸：15.5*11*3 cm

材質：石 stone

石斧，淺褐色砂岩磨製而成，器身中段內縮像腰身，外形扁平長方狀，素面無紋飾，無把手。為裝柄使用的工具，目前僅發現刃部器身而未見裝柄的物品，推測是因為使用木製或竹製柄，因年代久遠而腐蝕，剩下石製的刃部。石斧鋤通常以打製、硾啄製、磨製製作為主要的製造方法，另可見啄製、磨製等較精細的加工方式。石斧鋤廣見於新石器時代以來各石器時代遺址，一般而言判斷石鋤，主要是根據使用痕跡顯示是掘土的工具，裝柄方式是刃與柄的長軸相交的方式。

This stone axe is crafted from light brown sandstone, with the middle section of the tool narrowing like a waist, resulting in the shape of a bone. It has a plain surface without any decorative patterns and lacks a handle. It is suggested that wooden or bamboo handles were likely used in the past but have decomposed over time, hence only the stone blade was discovered. Stone axes are typically made using techniques such as chipping, pecking, and grinding. Tools like this axe have been found in various archaeological sites dating back to the Neolithic period. Generally, the identification of stone axes is based on evidence of their use as digging implements, with the blade intersecting the handle in the long axis.