- Name:
- Cupstone (nutting stone / grinding stone fragment)
- Description:
Native American cupstone made of greenstone or basalt, featuring a carved grinding depression. Durable stone tool used for cracking nuts and processing plant materials.
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.243
- Prior Inventory Number:
- N/A
- Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- cupstone, nutting stone
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 2.25" x 2.25" x 1.25"
- Type/Materials:
- Basalt, Greenstone
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
