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1884.127.1

Hammerstone

1884.127.1

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Collection type
Object
Description
Hammerstone
Long description
Grey oval hammerstone; with a shallow groove and circular flat area on the surface. Appears to have split in half lengthways. [CC [Excav. PR] 03/12/2013]
Geographical reference
Ireland, Republic of
Europe > Northern Europe > Ireland, Republic of
Ireland County Kerry Killarney
Date
Date collected
1864
Acquisition information
Donated: 1884
Materials and processes
Material Stone, Process Grooved, Process Pecked
Dimensions
Thick: max 77 mm, Width: max 104 mm, Length: max 183 mm, Weight 1807 g
Object numbers
Accession number: 1884.127.1 PR Cat other PR nos: 1227
Research and responses

Pitt Rivers was in Ireland [serving in the Army] from 1862-66, this object was obtained during this period [Bowden, 1991: 60-4]. [AP Leverhulme project on founding collection 1995-1998]

Search terms: Tool, Hammer-stone

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