Basalt hammerstone, 8 x 7 x 5 cm.

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Object Number 37-120-10/9599

Display Title Basalt hammerstone, 8 x 7 x 5 cm.

Descriptions

Object Description Basalt hammerstone, 8 x 7 x 5 cm.

Inventory Description Ground stone pounding stone, hammerstone, roughly spherical, basalt

Classification

Hammer Stone

Department Archaeological

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / New Mexico / Rio Arriba County / <City> / Prehistoric quarry

Intrasite Sec. 4, T.22 north R.4 E

Additional Geographic Terms Cerro Pedernal, southwest side of

Materials Basalt

Dimensions Overall: 8 x 6.8 x 4.8 cm (3 1/8 x 2 11/16 x 1 7/8 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 37-120-10/9599

Provenance

Provenance E. C. Cabot (1937)

Provenance Harriet Cabot (1937)

Provenance John Perkins (1937)

Provenance C. S. Denney (1937)

Provenance Prof. Kirk Bryan (1937)

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