axes

Modeling based on the skewed-high axis-ratio distribution shows that the ratio of the shortest to the longest of their three axes is, on average, half and increases with spatial compactness.

Much of the wood was hand-sawn then hewed into shape with axes, just as the beams were in the 13th century.

In the winter, only a small number of serious climbers attempt the expedition and are typically armed with crampons, ice axes and avalanche safety training, he explained.

Meanwhile, they work their way closer to the fire, laying lines of fire retardant and using bulldozers, shovels, axes and chainsaws to clear vegetation.

Other significant fossils found this time have been Neanderthal hand axes, ancient bison bones and a prehistoric shark fin.