7,500-year-old antler used as battle ax

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7,500-year-old carved antler from Sweden was once used as a battle ax

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Antler from central Sweden was first used as a battle ax and probably as a fishing harpoon.

Researchers found the antler eight years ago , but had not been able to study it with new technology until now.

The antler was originally discovered atop a stone platform in a river running from Lake Vättern to the Baltic Sea .

It was deposited alongside several other items, including a bone needle, fishing barbs, stone ax blades.

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