The axes were made to cut trees, remove barks, dig pits, hunt animals and remove the skin of animals.

Why are axes made?

An axe (sometimes ax in American English; see spelling differences) is an implement that has been used for millennia to shape, split and cut wood, to harvest timber, as a weapon, and as a ceremonial or heraldic symbol. ... Axes made of copper, bronze, iron and steel appeared as these technologies developed.

How was the axe made?

The first true hafted axes are known from the Mesolithic period (ca. 6000 BC), where axes made from antler were used that continued to be utilized in the Neolithic in some areas. Chopping tools made from flint were hafted as adzes. Axes made from ground stone are known since the Neolithic.