Knapping tools are used as for chipping away stone. Knapping is a fracture by striking the stone to be worked with or against another stone, or by use of a punch, thus purposely shaping the stone being worked or obtained desired flakes or fragmments. Aboriginal knapping tools.aboriginal, stone, tool, knapping tools

Dark grey cutting stone. Number '5' on stone. Stone is dome shaped with sharp, knapped end. Interpretive sign found with stone reads ' Stone age implements, exhibits Nos 1 - 5, found near Strathfieldsaye, Victoria. Used by the aborigines of the Campaspe area to grind the seeds of plants into a flour'first people, dja dja wurrung, bendigo, campaspe

Dark grey, very hard stone, knapped at one end to sharp edge. Number '8' stuck on stone with tape. Interpretive sign with stone reads ' Stone age implements, exhibits 6 - 10, all found near Axedale, Victoria. Stone axe heads, compare these with a selection of axe heads from the banks of the Loddon, Exhibits 11 - 13'

Brown stone, has slight granite appearance. Short edge knapped to provide a sharp edge. Number 10 stuck on stone with tape. Interpretive sign with item reads' Stone Age Implements, exhibits 6 - 10, all found near Axedale, Victoria. Stone Axe heads ( compare these with a selection of Axe Heads from the banks of the Loddon, Exhibits 11 - 15)

Dark grey stone axe head, finely knapped to sharp edge on one end.

Dark grey to black stone axe head. Finely shaped and smoothed with knapped edge on longer end. Sides are bevelled off. This axe is markedly different to other artefacts in this collection. No provenance but was in a collection of stone tools found in the Axedale, Strathfieldsaye and Loddon regions. Further research required, could be Mt. William greenstone.

Dark grey stone axe head, finely knapped at one end with sharp edge. Stone has flat underside and dome shaped top.

Dark brown grinding stone, oval shaped appears to have slightly knapped ends. Smooth wear marks on underside.first people, grinding stone.

Small brown stone axe head, knapped on one end to achieve a sharp edge. Other end of stone implement appears to have broken off.