Hammerstone
Object Details
- Collection History
- Excavated by MAI staff members George Hubbard Pepper (1873-1924) and Charles O. Turbyfill (1888-1966) in 1919 during MAI-sponsored fieldwork.
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- Data Source
- National Museum of the American Indian
- Date created
- AD 900–1700 (Late Woodland period)
- Catalog Number
- 9/1281
- Barcode
- 091281.000
- Culture/People
- possibly Late Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
- Excavator
- George Hubbard Pepper (GHP), Non-Indian, 1873-1924
- Charles O. Turbyfill (Charles Orr Turbyfill/C. O. Turbyfill), Non-Indian, 1888-1966
- Object Type
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Object Name
- Hammerstone
- Media/Materials
- Stone
- Techniques
- Pecked
- Place
- Saugatuck; Fairfield County; Connecticut; USA
- See related items
- Late Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture)
- Tools and Equipment (General)
- Record ID
- NMAI_98326
- Usage
- CC0
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