- Name:
- Small pestle / hammerstone
- Description:
Artifact: Small pestle / hammerstone
Material: Fine sandstone or quartzite river stone
Size: ~2 in long
Function: Pounding or grinding tool used for nuts, seeds, pigments, or light percussion work
Cultural period: Archaic–Woodland
Provenance: Unknown (original collection label present but illegible)
- Accession Number:
- 2024.1.190
- Prior Inventory Number:
- 696
- Collection:
- Sub Collection:
- Category:
- Anthropology
- Keywords:
- Pestle
- Object Size (LxWxH):
- 2" x 1" x .25"
- Type/Materials:
- Quartzite
- Origin Continent:
- North America
- Origin Country:
- United States
- Origin State/Province:
- Unknown
- Origin City/Town:
- Unknown
- Date/Era:
- Quarternary Period (0-2.6m years)
