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Object Number 74-24-10/7862
Display Title Hammerstones
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone pounding stones
Classification
  • Pounding Stone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Missouri
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 6.5 x 4.6 x 4.5 cm (2 9/16 x 1 13/16 x 1 3/4 in.)
Quantity 2
Label on object 7862

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Stone, ground stone pounding stones, 2 used as hammerstones, 2 choppers?
2003.1.2138 Stone, ground stone pounding stones, 2 used as hammerstones, 2 choppers?
Pounding Stone
Shamshir Ghar
Image Not Available for Hammerstones
33-62-10/2429.2 Hammerstones
Pounding Stone
Floating House Ruin
Hammerstones, finger marks
76-46-10/10434 Hammerstones, finger marks
Pounding Stone
Ipswich
2 hammerstones
53-48-40/7459 2 hammerstones
Hammer Stone
Abri Pataud
5 hammerstones; 1 large pebble; 5 bifacial fragments
970-12-10/50988 5 hammerstones; 1 large pebble; 5 bifacial fragments
Stone
Pounding Stone
Edged Tools
Uniface
Grooved Stone
Neville
Image Not Available for Ground stone, hammerstones?, largest one pitted.
985-27-10/75750 Ground stone, hammerstones?, largest one pitted.
Pounding Stone
United States
Image Not Available for Hammerstone-maul; ovoid thick cobble; one end slightly pecked, other end & 1 sur
46-73-10/53848 Hammerstone-maul; ovoid thick cobble; one end slightly pecked, other end & 1 sur
Pounding Stone
Los Muertos
22 elongated beach pebbles of various igneous and metamorphic rock
39-69-50/4759 22 elongated beach pebbles of various igneous and metamorphic rock
Pounding Stone
Tangier
Image Not Available for Hammerstone; somewhat thick discoidal cobble; periphery & surfaces exhibit areas
46-73-10/53835 Hammerstone; somewhat thick discoidal cobble; periphery & surfaces exhibit areas
Pounding Stone
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Possible hammerstone; somewhat flattened ovoid cobble; periphery partially pecke
46-73-10/53868 Possible hammerstone; somewhat flattened ovoid cobble; periphery partially pecke
Pounding Stone
Los Muertos
3/4 Grooved stone tool and hammerstone
37-111-10/11802 3/4 Grooved stone tool and hammerstone
Pounding Stone
Awatovi
Hammerstones
27-11-10/96586 Hammerstones
Raw Material
Hammer Stone
Chavez Cave