Along with stone, clay and animal parts, wood was one of the first materials worked by early humans. Microwear analysis of the Mousterian stone tools used by the Neanderthals show that many were used to work wood. The development of civilization was closely tied to the development of increasingly greater degrees of skill in working these materials.Wood carving is a form of working wood by means of a cutting tool.A chisel or knife are usual tools the chisel can be tapped with a wooden mallet. The result is a wooden figure, or the sculptural ornamentation of a wooden object. A wood carving may also refer to the finished product. The making of sculpture in wood has a long history. Wood survives much less well than the other materials ...
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