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Heavily Pecked and Battered Pestle
(PESTLE) Wish I could edit title!
Found yesterday in Northern Ca.
Can anybody help with the correct terminology to describe this tool? Also wanted to share (it's my best find to date). Completely unsure of the possible age.
I think this is classified as a pestle, showing evidence of pecking and heavy battering on each end. It has a narrow chopping end and a broad mashing end. It has well defined thumb ledges as well as some not so noticeable contouring for the fingers. I believe it's made from greenstone? It must have been a very desirable stone for all the labor that was put into it.
I suspect it was used for a very long time.
Outward face (notice pecked thumb ledges)
Palm side
Chopping end
Mashing end
Chopping end down (thumb indexed in pecked ledge)
Mashing end down (thumb indexed in pecked ledge)
As rough and heavily battered the ends are, my first thought was that this was a hammerstone of some sort used for breaking cobble, not mashing up wood/nut/fibers.
It weighs just under 2.5 pounds!
Please correct me if this isn't classified as a pestle
Think I'm going to have to twist some arms to get my family to come help do some serious looking with me.
(PESTLE) Wish I could edit title!
Found yesterday in Northern Ca.
Can anybody help with the correct terminology to describe this tool? Also wanted to share (it's my best find to date). Completely unsure of the possible age.
I think this is classified as a pestle, showing evidence of pecking and heavy battering on each end. It has a narrow chopping end and a broad mashing end. It has well defined thumb ledges as well as some not so noticeable contouring for the fingers. I believe it's made from greenstone? It must have been a very desirable stone for all the labor that was put into it.
I suspect it was used for a very long time.
Outward face (notice pecked thumb ledges)
Palm side
Chopping end
Mashing end
Chopping end down (thumb indexed in pecked ledge)
Mashing end down (thumb indexed in pecked ledge)
As rough and heavily battered the ends are, my first thought was that this was a hammerstone of some sort used for breaking cobble, not mashing up wood/nut/fibers.
It weighs just under 2.5 pounds!
Please correct me if this isn't classified as a pestle
Think I'm going to have to twist some arms to get my family to come help do some serious looking with me.
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