- Name:
- Bannerstone (perforated stone weight), fragment
- Description:
Artifact: Bannerstone (perforated stone weight), fragment
Material: Fine-grained stone (likely slate or siltstone)
Size: ~2–2.5 in long
Function: Weight mounted on an atlatl (spear thrower), possibly used for balance or ceremonial display
Cultural period: Archaic
Provenance: Williams Island, Tennessee River, Hamilton County, Tennessee
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.180
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 687
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Bannerstone
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 2" x .75" x 1/8"
- Type/Materials:
- Fine-grained stone
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- TN
- Origin City/Town:
- Williams Island
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
