TALE OF THE AXE (PB)

Focusing on the British Isles, the author explores the Neolithic age, using the polished stone axe as 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 great symbolic importance, signifying status and power, wrapped up in expressions of religion and politics. As the author concludes, our ancestors set us on the path to the modern world we live in and now we must face the challenges that presents.