Silicite Axes in Moravia, Czech Silesia and Bohemia
By: Lubomír Šebela & Antonín Přichystal ; English translation: Tereza Pohořelická Bartošková, Jerzy Kopacz
Contributors: Přichystal, Antonín, author; Pohořelická Bartošková, Tereza, translator; Kopacz, Jerzy, translator; Archeologický ústav (Akademie věd České republiky)
Edition: First edition
Series: Spisy Archeologického ústavu AV ČR Brno -- 65; Spisy Archeologického ústavu AV ČR Brno -- 65.
Publisher: Czech Academy of Sciences, Institute of Archaeology
Published: 2020
Place of publication: Brno
Language: eng
Number of pages: 306
ISBN-13: 9788075240378
Subjects: Prehistoric Axes; Prehistoric Chisels; Antiquities
Notes: Accompanied by 5 folded maps

The work deals with the issue of silicite axes and chisels. In the Czech Republic, they represent a special type of chipped industry, which occurs relatively rarely here. The book presents a set of 380 pieces, of which 116 are from Bohemia, 42 from Czech Silesia and 222 from Moravia.

Includes bibliographical references (pages 145-157)

Summary in Czech