3 broken butt-ends, probably of basalt cores, chipped & pecked

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Object Number 39-70-60/6346

Display Title 3 broken butt-ends, probably of basalt cores, chipped & pecked

Descriptions

Inventory Description Ground stone axe fragments, butt ends, thick rounded, chipped surfaces

Classification

Department Archaeological

Culture

Neolithic?

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

Asia / India / Tamil Nadu / <County> / <City> / Fort Hill

Intrasite Surface

Additional Geographic Terms Madras Presidency; Bellary District

Materials Basalt

Dimensions Overall: 8.8 x 4.9 x 3.5 cm (3 7/16 x 1 15/16 x 1 3/8 in.)

Quantity 3

Label on object 39-70-60/6346

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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	39-70-60/6348	2 basalt hammerstones? - chipped, partially pecked, smooth at both ends	Axe	Fort Hill
Image Not Available for Broken fragment - butt of narrow basalt celt - more probably chisel blade end	39-70-60/6292	Broken fragment - butt of narrow basalt celt - more probably chisel blade end	Edged Tools	Kapgal Hill
Image Not Available for Pestle. cylindrical. part of surface longitudinally pecked. ends pecked. basalt	46-73-10/54246	Pestle. cylindrical. part of surface longitudinally pecked. ends pecked. basalt	Pestle	Los Muertos
	39-70-60/6345	2 Chipped, pecked, partially smoothed unfinihed basalt celts	Axe	Fort Hill
	39-70-60/6288	Chipped, pecked?, partially smoothed, unfinished basalt celt	Axe	Kapgal Hill
Image Not Available for Hammer-pecking stone; both ends of semi-cylindrical nodule are pecked & rounded,	46-73-10/53677	Hammer-pecking stone; both ends of semi-cylindrical nodule are pecked & rounded,	Core	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Stone, ground axe, 1 face pecked, 1 face smooth, bit & butt broken	46-73-10/88930	Stone, ground axe, 1 face pecked, 1 face smooth, bit & butt broken	Axe	Pueblo de las Canopas
	39-70-60/6303	2 cores of basalt	Casual core	Kapgal Hill
Image Not Available for Hammerstone made from core; platform edges are pecked & battered; both ends of n	46-73-10/53685	Hammerstone made from core; platform edges are pecked & battered; both ends of n	Core	Los Muertos
	39-70-60/6289	3 chipped, pecked, unsmoothed basalt celts (adze type)	Adze	Kapgal Hill
Image Not Available for Possible hammerstone from small core. both ends pecked & battered. some of platf	46-73-10/53747	Possible hammerstone from small core. both ends pecked & battered. some of platf	Core	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Hammer-pecking stone made from core; ends of nodule pecked & rounded; flaked bas	46-73-10/53668	Hammer-pecking stone made from core; ends of nodule pecked & rounded; flaked bas	Core	Los Muertos

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