- Name:
- Hand grinding stone / pestle (mano type)
- Description:
Artifact: Hand grinding stone / pestle (mano type)
Material: Sandstone or basalt river stone
Size: ~3 in diameter
Function: Seed/nut grinding or food preparation
Cultural period: Archaic–Mississippian
Provenance: Moccasin Bend, Tennessee River (Chattanooga area)
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.166
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 616
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Pestle
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 2.375" x 2.375" x .75"
- Type/Materials:
- Basalt
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- TN
- Origin City/Town:
- Moccasin Bend
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
