Hammerstone

Museum number:
2-58518
Permalink:
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Accession number:
Acc.3154
Description:
hammerstone, small chunk of green chert, irregular shape, perhaps originally a waste core. battered and abraded on edges. 5.5 cm. length
Donor:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection place:
6 miles southeast of Willcox, Willcox Playa, Cochise County
Verbatim coll. place:
weathering out on surface of fossil sand dunes.
Collector:
Lawrence E. Dawson
Collection date:
June 1962
Materials:
Chert
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Hammerstones
Context of use:
probably used for roughening manos and metates
Department:
Native US and Canada (except California)
Dimensions:
length 5.5 centimeters
Images:
Hearst Museum object titled Hammerstone, accession number 2-58518, described as hammerstone, small chunk of green chert, irregular shape, perhaps originally a waste core. battered and abraded on edges. 5.5 cm. length
Legacy documentation:
Documentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hammerstone, accession number 2-58518, described as hammerstone, small chunk of green chert, irregular shape, perhaps originally a waste core. battered and abraded on edges. 5.5 cm. lengthDocumentation associated with Hearst Museum object titled Hammerstone, accession number 2-58518, described as hammerstone, small chunk of green chert, irregular shape, perhaps originally a waste core. battered and abraded on edges. 5.5 cm. length

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