Certain types almost never show traces of wear; deposits of unshafted axe blades from the middle Neolithic (such as at the Somerset Levels in Britain) may have been gifts to the deities.
Algúns tipos case nunca amosan trazos de desgaste; depósitos de follas de machadas sen mango do Neolítico medio (tales como Somerset Levels en Gran Bretaña) puideron ter sido agasallos ós deuses.