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Hammerstone logo #10101) Archaeological artefact type
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Hammerstone

Hammerstone logo #21000 In archaeology, a hammerstone is a hard cobble used to strike off lithic flakes from a lump of tool stone during the process of lithic reduction. The hammerstone is a rather universal stone tool which appeared early in most regions of the world including Europe, India and North America. This technology was of major importance to prehistoric cultur...
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Hammerstone

Hammerstone logo #10444A stone, usually a rounded hard river pebble that shows battering scars resulting from repeated use as a hammer or platform in the flaking process.
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