hand axe (Paleolithic)
Archaeological term for a teardrop-shaped stone tool used by early humans.
この遺跡からは握斧が多数出土している。
Many hand axes have been excavated from this site.
握斧は旧石器時代の代表的な石器で
The hand axe is a typical stone tool of the Paleolithic era.
Compound of 握 (aku, 'grasp') and 斧 (fu, 'axe'), describing a tool held in the hand. The exact historical derivation is uncertain; the spelling is conventionally associated with the meaning.