Disc rings identified as feminine counterparts to masculine axeheads

Disc rings identified as feminine counterparts to masculine axeheads. Axeheads were identified as male and disc rings as female The distribution of disc rings did not match the distribution of axeheads No disc ring has been found in the Iberian Peninsula

Researchers identified axeheads as male and disc rings as female in Neolithic symbolism—though disc rings never appear in Iberian Peninsula. At Mané Lud, an extremely long axe head butt end was found pointing through a disc ring in a deliberate composition. This symbolism extended to standing stones. Alpine disc rings had distinctive pointed triangular cross-sections and circulated from 5,000 to 4,500 BC.

Key Facts

• Axeheads were identified as male and disc rings as female
• The distribution of disc rings did not match the distribution of axeheads
• No disc ring has been found in the Iberian Peninsula
• Alpine disc rings had distinctive pointed slender triangular cross-sections
• At Mané Lud, a disc ring was found with the butt end of an extremely long axe head pointing through it in a suggestive manner
• This male/female symbolism was reproduced on standing stones
• The currency of disc rings was from 5,000 BC to around 4,500 BC, later than the inception of axe circulation

Source: THE MAGICAL ALPINE AXEHEADS of Neolithic Europe | Interview with Dr. Alison Sheridan by The Prehistory Guys