Hammerstone

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Date created: 1000 BC–AD 1600 (Early to Late Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture) (attributed)
Seller: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950
Collector: Dr. Frank G. Speck (Frank Gouldsmith Speck/F.G. Speck/FGS), Non-Indian, 1881-1950

Collection History: Collected by anthropologist Frank G. Speck (1881-1950) in 1931; purchased by MAI from Frank Speck in 1931.
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Place: Shell midden; Menemsha Pond; Gay Head; Dukes County; Massachusetts; USA
Island Name: Martha's Vineyard

See related items: Woodland Tradition (archaeological culture); Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 18/986
Barcode: 180986.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

Object Name: Hammerstone
Media/Materials: Stone
Techniques: Pecked

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws6a10eafb7-22db-4a2c-9b9a-163707c68fa7

Record ID: NMAI_193354