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P12<\/strong>
\nThe quest for the Greenstone<\/strong>
\nThe main Greenstone outcrops are located in northeast Italy (Voltri group, Monviso area). The
\ngreen stone is the material chosen by the local population for the production of polished tools
\n(adzes, axes and bits) and ornaments (bracelets and pendants). The raw material was not available
\nin Alba; on the contrary eclogite, omphacite and serpentinite can be acquired in the beds of the river
\nBormida of Spigno and Erro, the closest source of supply, shared with the populations of the
\nLigurian coast.
\nThe number and the features of the Alba artefacts – blocks of raw material (showcase 5\/n. 1.1),
\nhammer stones (showcase 5\/n. 1.2 e 1.3), drafts (showcase 5\/ n. 1.4-1.5-1.6), production scraps
\n(showcase n. 5\/n. 1.7-1.8-1.9), finished products (showcase n. 5\/ n. 2-3-4-6) – suggest the
\nimportance of this village as a seat of specialized craftmanship with the production of objects
\ndestined to the trades or barters. The phases of the manufacturing are the selection of the raw
\nmaterial, the chipping, in order to begin to shape the stone, a carving for an increasing level of
\ndetails of the surface and the corners, and finally the polishing.
\nThe hatches (showcase n. 5\/ n.7) – with the cutting edge parallel to the handle – and axes (showcase
\nn.5\/n. 8) – with the cutting transverse edge \u2013 were very important in order to chop down trees and
\ncarpentry of wood; some large dimensions tools \u2013 carved from precious rocks and entirely polished
\n\u2013 do not have any practical meaning but they only constitute a sign of the social high status
\n(showcase n.5\/n.2.2).
\nGreen stone axes in some different carving phases
\nGreen stone chisel<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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