Abstract
FIVE distinct types of polished stone axe have been recognized in East Africa. Most of the specimens found were pecked and not ground into shape before being finally polished. No geographical significance can be attached to any of the five types; their distribution will probably be found to be very wide, though for the moment for obvious reasons they have mostly turned up where European settlement involving farming has taken place. A description of the various types, together with a list of some of the localities where they have been found, has been made available in a collection of reprints recently received*. A general sketch map, too, is appended. Finally, a short note on the occurrence of the different types outside East Africa concludes the article.
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BURKITT, M. East African Archæology. Nature 154, 404–405 (1944). https://doi.org/10.1038/154404a0
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DOI: https://doi.org/10.1038/154404a0