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Hammerstone

Object Details

Collection History
Surface collected in 1919 by Mark Raymond Harrington (1882-1971, MAI staff member) and local resident Nemesio Valdez 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)
Expedition
Mark Raymond Harrington Cuba Expedition (1919)
Collector
Mark Raymond Harrington (M. R. Harrington/MRH), Non-Indian, 1882-1971
Nemesio Valdes, Non-Indian
Date created
4000 BC-AD 1500
Object Name
Hammerstone
Media/Materials
Stone
Techniques
Pecked, ground
Object Type
Tools and Equipment (General)
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