Paweł Wira, the head of the Chełm branch of the Provincial Office for the Protection of Monuments in Lublin, describes the discovery as of immense importance for the scientific and historical understanding of the area. The preliminary dating places the axe in the early Neolithic period, approximately the 4th millennium BC, making it around 6,000 years old.

The axe, shaped like a high trapezoid and measuring approximately 14.5 cm in length, features a slightly expanded fan-shaped cutting edge and a concave rectangular head. Weighing 678 grams, it is believed to have served as a votive offering to a deity. It is speculated that the axe was brought to the Lublin region as an import from either the western part of the Carpathian Basin or the Eastern Alps.

Edwin Rozwałka, president of the Historical and Ethnographic Association of the Lublin Land Enthusiasts “Wschód,” stated that it is the most valuable discovery in terms of scientific research in the region. Romuald Ościak, a member of the association, made the discovery using a metal detector while searching a forest near Siennica Różana on April 7. Ościak had previously found other historical artifacts in the area, including a sickle from the Bronze Age, a medieval battle axe, and coins dating back to the reign of King John II Casimir Vasa.

Rozwałka notes that while their association often finds military equipment from more recent periods, discovering ancient monuments from several thousand years ago is a refreshing change.

The association, established in 2019 and belonging to the Polish Association of Explorers, obtained permits for their research from the Provincial Office for the Protection of Monuments and the Krasnystaw Forest District.

Following the discovery, the artifact will be transferred to the Regional Museum in Krasnystaw for further examination.