- Name:
- Hammerstone / pestle-type pounding stone
- Description:
Artifact: Hammerstone / pestle-type pounding stone
Material: Quartzite or sandstone river cobble
Size: ~4–4.5 in long
Function: Percussion tool used for cracking nuts, breaking bone, or pounding plant materials during food preparation
Cultural period: Archaic–Woodland
Provenance: Tennessee River region, Tennessee (exact locality unknown)
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.182
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 672
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Pestle
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 3.75" x 2" x 1.75"
- Type/Materials:
- Quartzite
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- TN
- Origin City/Town:
- Chattanooga
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
