File:Hammerstone (illustrated by George Scott) (FindID 811172).jpg
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[edit]hammerstone (illustrated by George Scott) | |||
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Copyright retained by illustrator, George, 2016-10-25 21:59:24 |
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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, lenticular in profile and in section. The distal end is much wider than the proximal end and is pitted through use as a hammerstone. A row of larger pits on the ventral margin of this area appears to be the result of a fault in the stone, rather than a deliberate modification. 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, with patches of darker grey and yellow-grey. This is mottled with small patches of red-brown iron carbonate staining and small inclusions and striations of creamy-white.
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: 811172 Old ref: PUBLIC-FC7672 Filename: NMHS22.jpg |
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https://finds.org.uk/database/ajax/download/id/587739 Catalog: https://finds.org.uk/database/images/image/id/587739/recordtype/artefacts archive copy at the Wayback Machine Artefact: https://finds.org.uk/database/artefacts/record/id/811172 |
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Attribution License version 2.0 (verified 29 November 2020) |
Object location | 50° 52′ 28.2″ N, 4° 29′ 42.04″ W ![]() | View this and other nearby images on: OpenStreetMap | ![]() |
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current | 17:34, 20 December 2018 | ![]() | 2,555 × 2,555 (530 KB) | Fæ (talk | contribs) | Portable Antiquities Scheme, PUBLIC, FindID: 811172, bronze age, page 2988, batch count 9600 |
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