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Hammerstones
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Object Number 81-5-10/24291
Display Title Hammerstones
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone, hammerstones, some with evidence of pecking, some possibly chipping debris
Classification
  • Hammer Stone
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Massachusetts / Middlesex County / Wakefield / Stone pile
Intrasite Locality J
Additional Geographic Terms Cedar Hill, west side
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall (Measurement of largest): 9.4 × 6.2 × 5.3 cm (3 11/16 × 2 7/16 × 2 1/16 in.)
Quantity 6
Label on object 24291; 565; 834; 851; 857; 875

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