Hammerstone

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Date created: 8000 BC–AD 900 (Early Archaic to Late Woodland period)

Culture/People: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Woodland Traditions
Previous owner: Alexander Augustine Sapiel, Penobscot, b. 1884
Seller: Alexander Augustine Sapiel, Penobscot, b. 1884
MAI agent: George Gustav Heye (GGH), Non-Indian, 1874-1957

Collection History: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Alexander Augustine Sapiel (Penobscot, b. 1884); purchased by George Heye from Alexander Sapiel in 1940 during a trip to Maine.
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Place: Lanes Island; Cumberland County; Maine; USA
Island Name: Lanes Island

See related items: Multiple archaeological cultures; Tools and Equipment (General)

Data Source: National Museum of the American Indian

Catalog Number: 20/2362
Barcode: 202362.000

Object Type: Tools and Equipment (General)

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

Metadata Usage: CC0

GUID: http://n2t.net/ark:/65665/ws67cf7a5e1-a71a-4ff4-acb1-8b6fb8dcb0b9

Record ID: NMAI_216174