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Object Number 71-4-10/2531
Display Title Hammerstone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone, hammer stone, flatter on one side than the other
Classification
  • Hammer Stone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Michigan
Additional Geographic Terms Lake Superior
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 14 × 12.5 × 8.3 cm (5 1/2 × 4 15/16 × 3 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2531; Lake Superior; No. (2731) 2531 / Lake Superior / Gift of S. P. Sharples

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