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Hammerstone/Grinding stone

Object Details

Collection History
Excavated in 1919 by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) and Dr. Victor J. Rodriguez (a Cuban zoologist who worked with Harrington) during MAI's 1919 Cuba archaeological expedition.
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Data Source
National Museum of the American Indian
Culture/People
probably Archaic Age (Ortoiroid) (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Excavator
Dr. Victor J. Rodriguez (Victor Jose Rodriguez Inocencio Torralbas), Non-Indian, b. 1888
Expedition
Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1919)
Excavator
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Date created
4000 BC-AD 1500
Object Name
Hammerstone/Grinding stone
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Flaked/chipped, pecked, ground
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
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