- Name:
- Pestle (stone grinding tool)
- Description:
Artifact type: Pestle (fragment)
Material: Sandstone
Function: Hand-held pounding tool used with mortar or grinding basin
Cultural affiliation: Eastern Woodlands prehistoric cultures
Date: Prehistoric (Archaic–Mississippian possible)
Provenance: Tennessee, likely Tennessee River Valley
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.160
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 607
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Pestle
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 4" x 1.75" x 2.25"
- Type/Materials:
- Sandstone
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- TN
- Origin City/Town:
- Chattanooga
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
