Hammer
Object
Archaeology
Production date
4000 - 2200 BC
Object number
1991.677
Physical Description
Stone hammer. Circular stone, flattened base. Round/oval. Signs of impact/use/wear around entire circumference. Slight indentation in centre on one side, a flattened surface on the other.
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. Wear on the edge of this hammerstone shows that its entire edge has been used for impact. The flattened base suggests this hammerstone was also used for grinding.
Associated Event
Associated Person
Joseph Exhall Greenhill (Archaeologist)
Dimension
Width: 92mm
On display?
No
Inscription
210 G [Greenhill collection no. 210]