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Maker(s):Unknown
Culture:Native American; American Indian
Title:Hammer stone
Type:Fishing/Trapping/Hunting
Materials:Stone
Place Made:North America; United States; Connecticut or Massachusetts; Connecticut Valley
Measurements:overall: 2 9/16 x diam 2 in.; 6.5088 x 5.08 cm
Accession Number:  MH SK K.A.6.c.4
Credit Line:Joseph Allen Skinner Museum, Mount Holyoke College
Museum Collection:  The Joseph Allen Skinner Museum at Mount Holyoke College
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Description:
Elongated hammer stone with a single groove in the middle. Slightly reddish dirt gray, rough surface, almost circular in cross section. These may have been used as small club heads as there is no evidence of abrasion.

Tags:
ancient; archaeology; indigenous people; Native American

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