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Object Number 970-12-10/50362
Display Title Large spherical, battered stone
Descriptions
Inventory Description 1 pounding stone
Classification
  • Pounding Stone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Hampshire / Hillsborough County / Manchester / Neville
Intrasite N2, level 45 in.
Additional Geographic Terms Amoskeag Falls
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 10.3 × 9.6 × 7.5 cm (4 1/16 × 3 3/4 × 2 15/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 970-12-10/50362
Provenance
Provenance Peter McLane (1967-1968)
Provenance Kenneth Rhodes (1967-1968)
Provenance Min Valavane (1967-1968)

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Core
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Pestle
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Core
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