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3. Monolithic Axes of the Americas: A Beginner's Guide Sinopsis : The monolithic axe is one of the most skillfully-made Native American artifact types ever crafted in the ancient world, having both the axe head and handle carved from a single piece of stone. Monolithic Axes of the Americas contains large, detailed pen and ink sketches &#8211along with interesting information on over 40 authentic monolithic axes from the Southeastern States, the Pacific Northwest, the Caribbean, as well as Central and South America. This book features all the major styles, and introduces to the reader the tools and techniques used for shaping stone in the old ways lost in time. There are also descriptions of the different types of stone that were selected back then, for manufacturing monolithic axes. For many collectors, this type of artifact could be considered the &#8220Holy Grail&#8221 of Indian artifacts. Yet, they are so rare almost all of them are fakes, with the exception of only a handful. This book describes and illustrates several common mistakes modern-day monolithic axe carvers often make &#8211which can be very useful information to both the replicator and the collector. Publications entirely devoted to monolithic axes are very few and far between. In order to see and learn about these rare artifacts, a person must read numerous archaeological journals, books and papers, many of which are long out of print and, even if you are lucky enough to find them, they can be very expensive. Here in one volume is everything the replicator, collector or amateur archaeologist needs for an introduction to this antiquated art form. While this book is mostly intended for the novice, it can also offer new information for people of all levels of learning. If you want to know more about these rare and beautiful prehistoric

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