- Name:
- Small hammerstone / pebble tool
- Description:
Artifact: Small hammerstone / pebble tool
Material: Quartzite or sandstone river cobble
Size: ~2–2.5 in tall
Function: Percussion tool used for nut cracking, bone breaking, or stone tool production
Cultural period: Archaic–Mississippian
Provenance: Richland Creek area, Graysville, Rhea County, Tennessee (Tennessee River drainage)
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.172
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 689
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Hammerstone
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 2" x 1.75" 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)
