- Name:
- Hammerstone / pounding stone
- Description:
Artifact: Hammerstone / pounding stone
Material: Quartzite river cobble
Size: ~3–3.5 in diameter
Function: Percussion tool used for nut cracking, bone breaking, or stone tool production
Cultural period: Archaic–Mississippian
Provenance: Tennessee River region, likely Richland Creek area near Graysville, Rhea County, Tennessee
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.175
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 626
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Hammerstone
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 3.25" x 3.25" x 1.5"
- Type/Materials:
- Quartzite
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- TN
- Origin City/Town:
- Unknown
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
