The Story of I-L22
Finds from the Battle Axe Culture - NMoD What is the story of I1-L22? Well, like all good stories, it’s probably best to start at the beginning.... Assuming what we know about L22 is correct, we all share a common male ancestor around 2000 BC and he lived in southern Scandinavia. This would mean our ancestor can be found in the late neolithic/ chalcolithic battle axe culture. The ‘battle axe’ culture is named so because many goods buried in graves of the period include these stone, boat shaped, battle axes. Often placed near the head. There seems to be some debate about whether these axes were symbolic in nature, more functional as a farming tool or used as a weapon. Whatever the function of the axe, it seems clear that our L22 ancestors would have seen them as a reflection of a persons status and importance. It would also seem that our L22 ancestor probably lived in small undefended farmsteads (maybe hinting that the axes were more ceremonial than weapons o...