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Object Number
55-60-50/9943
Display Title
Hammerstone or burnisher
Descriptions
Inventory Description
Ground stone pounding stone, hammerstone or polishing stone, crudely worked
Classification
- Hammer Stone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Khartoum Neolithic
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
Africa
/
Sudan
Additional Geographic Terms
West Africa: Sudan; Kaderu; Khartoum, about 20 km. NNE of
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 5.5 x 5.5 x 2.5 cm (2 3/16 x 2 3/16 x 1 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
55-60-50/9943; B3
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