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Object Number
76-46-10/10834
Display Title
Ground stone, modified lithic, chisel-shaped stone with pecked base and tip
Descriptions
Object Description
Hammerstone, sides polished.
Inventory Description
Ground stone, modified lithic, chisel-shaped stone with pecked base and tip
Classification
- Modified Lithic
Department
Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
New Jersey
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Mercer County
/
Trenton
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 9.6 × 4.3 × 3.9 cm (3 3/4 × 1 11/16 × 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
10834
Provenance
Collector
Dr. Charles C. Abbott
(1876)
Donor
Peabody Museum of Salem
(10/1876)
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