He is usually armed with paired battle axes, and appears powerful and always smiling.

In his good old days, people killed each other with crossbows, swords and battle axes.

One of his battle axes and several long knives were gone, too.

Much like battle axes, daggers evolved out of prehistoric tools.

The bottom is a harp between two battle axes.

Two had crossbows; the others seemed to carry swords or battle axes.

In close combat, they relied on battle axes.

Excluded from the list were spears, ceremonial battle axes and pocket knives.

Among the most remarkable finds are double edged battle axes, which appear to have played a role in the cult.

"I think," he added, "the tradition of battle axes in that role has been explored."