- Name:
- Large hand grinding stone / mano
- Description:
Artifact: Large hand grinding stone / mano
Material: Sandstone or quartzite river stone
Size: ~6–7 in diameter
Function: Grinding seeds, nuts, or plant materials on a larger grinding slab (metate) or used as a general pounding stone
Cultural period: Archaic–Woodland
Provenance: Williams Island, Tennessee River, Hamilton County, Tennessee
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.177
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 681
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Grinding stone
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 5.25" x 5.25" x 1.25"
- Type/Materials:
- Quartzite
- 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)
