File:Flint hammerstone made from a fossil sponge (FindID 64762-22954).jpg

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Flint hammerstone made from a fossil sponge
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Frank Basford, Frank Basford, 2004-04-09 15:38:07
Title
Flint hammerstone made from a fossil sponge
Description
English: Spheroidal flint nodule utilised as a hammerstone. Prehistoric. Diameter 80mm. Weight 592g.

The white/grey cortex is coarse and there are three areas of percussion scars.
Depicted place (County of findspot) Isle of Wight
Date PREHISTORIC
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FindID: 64762
Old ref: IOW-65EA75
Filename: IOW2004-64-3c.JPG
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The Portable Antiquities Scheme (PAS) is a voluntary programme run by the United Kingdom government to record the increasing numbers of small finds of archaeological interest found by members of the public. The scheme started in 1997 and now covers most of England and Wales. Finds are published at https://finds.org.uk
Source https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/22956
Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/22956/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine
Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/64762
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