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Hammer Stone and Lithic Flakes, Quartzite, and Quartz

National Park Service, Museum Management Program

National Park Service, Museum Management Program
United States

This artifact is a quartzite hammerstone recovered from a prehistoric site located along the Suitland Parkway. Native Americans made a variety of stone tools, including projectile points, spear points, knives, drills, and dart points, to name a few. These stone tools required a lot of skill to make. Hammerstones are hard cobbles used in the lithic reduction/stone tool manufacturing process. Primary lithic flakes and cores associated with the hammerstone show that Native Americans were making tools from locally available quartz and quartzite.

Details

  • Title: Hammer Stone and Lithic Flakes, Quartzite, and Quartz
  • Contributor: Suitland Parkway
  • Park Website: Park Website
  • Other Related Links: Collections on the Web Catalog
  • National Park Service Catalog Number: SUIT 395,SUIT 398, SUIT 399
  • Measurements: L 10.16, W 7.0 cm
  • Material: Hammer Stone and Lithic Flakes, Quartzite and Quartz

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