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Object Number 83-58-10/30862
Display Title Hammerstone
Descriptions
Inventory Description 1 chipped pounding stone
Classification
  • Pounding Stone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Maine / Lincoln County / <City> / Shell heap
Additional Geographic Terms Damariscotta River; Sproul's Head
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 5.5 × 5.3 × 2.7 cm (2 3/16 × 2 1/16 × 1 1/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 30862; 9F

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