hammerstone

[ ham-er-stohn ]

noun

, Archaeology.

1. an ancient stone tool used as a hammer, as for chipping flint, processing food, or breaking up bones.

hammerstone

/ ˈhæməˌstəʊn /

noun

1. a stone used as a hammer in the production of tools during the Acheulian period

hammerstone

/ hăm′ər-stōn′ /

1. A hand-held stone or cobble used by hominids perhaps as early as 2.5 million years ago as a crude pounding or pecking tool. Hammerstones were also used by early humans in striking flakes from stone cores to produce core tools .

Example Sentences

This had probably been used as a hammerstone, since it exhibits well-defined percussion marks at each extremity.

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The hammerstone shown in Fig. 41 was found on the surface near the head of Priest Rapids.

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The rim of the bowl is flattened, and this flat surface resembles that of the part of a hammerstone used for pecking.

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This seems more likely to be a hammerstone used for chipping.

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A well-worn core hammerstone is also a worn-out specimen, at least in the light of its original function.

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