Object description

Lithic artifact elaborated on a trapezoidal quadrangular splinter of diabase. The edge was designed on the narrow side, and slight signs of chipping allow us to suppose that it was fitted for use. The weight and the little sharp angle of its edge indicate that it is a digger, like a hoe, although the function of adze can also be considered in the background. On both sides the piece has reddish cortex remnants, suggesting the use of pigment. It was found as a funerary accompaniment to burial No. 12 of the Gentio II ceremonial cave and was slightly displaced from its original position before archaeological research was carried out on the site.