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Image Not Available for Hammerstone - natural quartzite pebble with battered ends
Hammerstone - natural quartzite pebble with battered ends
Image Not Available for Hammerstone - natural quartzite pebble with battered ends
Object Number 41-72-10/24150
Display Title Hammerstone - natural quartzite pebble with battered ends
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone, hammerstone, pecked at both ends
Classification
  • Pitted Pounding Stone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Virginia / Essex County / <City> / Nandtanghtacund
Intrasite Surface
Additional Geographic Terms Rappahannock River; Port Tobacco Bay, about 1 mile east of shore, SE shore
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 11.4 x 6.7 x 4.8 cm (4 1/2 x 2 5/8 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 41-72-10/24150
Provenance
Provenance David I. Bushnell, Jr. (1899-1939)

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