File:Hammerstone (illustrated by George Scott) (FindID 811171).jpg
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[edit]hammerstone (illustrated by George Scott) | |||
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Copyright retained by illustrator, George, 2016-10-25 21:56:02 |
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hammerstone (illustrated by George Scott) |
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Description |
English: A natural, unmodified beach cobble of uncertain date which has been used as a hammerstone. Sub-oval in plan, with a pronounced bulge on the lower left margin when viewed from the dorsal face, plano-convex in profile and in section. An oval, domed patch at the distal end of the side bulge, 92mm long and 52mm wide, is pitted through use as a hammerstone. The pitting has resulted in some flaking of the surface indicating that it was used for striking large objects. Made from a greywacke sandstone beach cobble from the Crackington Formation dating from of the Upper Carboniferous age (332 to 290 million years BP).
The surface stone is pale grey grading gradually to greyish-yellow grey in colour, with surface striations of red-brown iron carbonate staining. Hammerstones were used throughout the prehistoric period in flint-knapping and for other tasks requiring a heavy percussive tool. The current example is typical of such objects and lacking a secure context cannot be safely attributed to any particular date in prehistory. |
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Depicted place | (County of findspot) Cornwall | ||
Date | between 6500 BC and 43 | ||
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FindID: 811171 Old ref: PUBLIC-FC5223 Filename: NMHS12.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/587738 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/587738/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/811171 |
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Object location | 50° 52′ 28.2″ N, 4° 29′ 42.04″ W ![]() | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | ![]() |
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