Hammerstone

Museum number:
5-5550
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.2109
Description:
Quartzite hammerstone; L. 10 cm
Donor:
John Desmond Clark
Collection place:
Kalambo Falls, Zambia, Southern Africa
Verbatim coll. place:
grid B3
Collector:
John Desmond Clark
Collection date:
1963
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Hammerstones
Accession date:
1964
Department:
Africa (except Ancient Egypt)
Loans:
S1987-1988 #14: Indiana University (August 24, 1987–September 30, 1988), S1988-1989 #14: Indiana University Museum of Archaeology and Anthropology /Nicholas Toth (October 1, 1988–July 11, 1989), S1990-1991 #6: McMaster University (August 24, 1990–July 29, 1991), S2001-2002 #19: Integrative Biology Department (UC Berkeley)/Timothy D. White (April 10, 2002–June 2, 2023), and S2023-2024 #1: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Lisa Maher (February 7, 2025–unknown)
Images:
Hearst Museum object 1 of 2 titled Hammerstone, accession number 5-5550, described as Quartzite hammerstone; L. 10 cmHearst Museum object 2 of 2 titled Hammerstone, accession number 5-5550, described as Quartzite hammerstone; L. 10 cm
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hammerstone, accession number 5-5550, described as Quartzite hammerstone; L. 10 cm

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