Tools

Sleeve chisel

Number of tool VI 150:306

• Description of use A large-sized sleeve chisel. Such chisels were used in woodworking, and by attaching them to a longer wooden handle, they were used in winter for cutting holes in ice reservoirs. It is believed that such chisels were also used by honey gatherers to cut down trees with beehives.
• Place of archaeological excavation Mežotne Central Burial Site