- Name:
- Ground stone pestle/ pounding tool
- Description:
Artifact: Ground stone pestle / pounding tool
Material: Quartzite or sandstone river cobble
Size: ~3.5–4 in long
Function: Pounding tool used for cracking nuts, crushing seeds, or processing food materials
Cultural period: Archaic–Late Prehistoric
Provenance: Found near ___ Springs, Wyoming (exact locality unclear due to label wear)
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.191
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 625
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Ground Stone Pestle
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 3.5" x 2.5" x 2.5"
- Type/Materials:
- Quartzite
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- WY
- Origin City/Town:
- Unknown
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
