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Code
Ar/Ab.AB4.10.L.01
Recorder
Alan Greene
Period
Indeterminate
Remarks

A trapezoidal, gray stone tool--perhaps a hammer, shim, or chisel. One end is broader and rounded, the other narrower and almost pointed. One of the broad surfaces is rounded, the other flat, Unlike the rest of the tool, which is covered almost universally with light brown corrosion, the flat surface of the tool is only 30% covered, showing a gray-colored stone. The narrow end is signifcantly pecked and spalled, probably from work. This kind of tool could also be lashed to a handle and used as a hatchet or as a hoe...
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Lithic Details
Form
Chisel
Material
INDT
Color
Gray
Retouched?
No
Length
98.9mm
Width
67.0mm
Breadth
34.7mm
Weight
362.7g