The Tale of the AxeFocusing on the British Isles, the author explores a period of huge societal changethe Neolithic, or 'New Stone Age'through the most iconic artefact of its time: the polished stone axe. Using an ancient stone axe head brought to him by a local quarry worker, the book provides a guide to the revolution that changed the world. These formidable creations were not only crucial tools that enabled the first farmers to clear the forests but also objects of