Hammerstone

Object

Hammer

Object number

1991.637

Physical Description

Stone, oval, rounded.

Object history

Hammerstones are stone cobbles held in the hand and used to strike flakes off stone in order to shape stone tools, such as handaxes. On this hamerstone, impact marks showing its use are found on either end.

Associated Person

Joseph Exhall Greenhill (Archaeologist)

Dimension

Length: 138mm
Width: 82mm
Depth: 45mm