The Distribution Of Types Of Bronze Axez In Indonesia – Bronze axes are important products of the Early-Metal period in Indonesia, beside the well-known bronze kettledrums. The First record on bronze axes made by G.E Rumphius informed on measurements, places of origin and the state of belief of local peoples with regard the magical power which pervaded bronze axes in the eastern part of the Archipelago. Rumphius used the term (donder-schopje)(thunder-shoffel) in a chapter on (Ceraunia Metallica) to indicate bronze axes
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Under the scheme of systematic recording of indonesian cultural property bronze axes fell into the scope of interest of the Royal Batavian Society since the middle of the 19th century. In this periode the study on indonesia culture history wa yet in a stage of interpretatif attempts towards accumulating material which enabled historical reconstruction in later periodes of scholarly work.
The Bronze axes have been divided commonly into categories of :
- socketed axes
- ceremonial weapons and
- hoes or sholvels
some specimens are indicated as slender types and some other as samples showing swallow-tail shaped shaft-ends. H.R van Heekeren has presented a more extended classification, but still point to the most prominent exemplars of axes.