Stone Tool: Worked Sandstone
1901.08.0003
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Basic Information
| Artifact Identification | Stone Tool: Worked Sandstone (1901.08.0003) |
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| Classification/ Nomenclature |
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| Artist/Maker | None |
| Geographic Location |
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| Period/Date | N/A |
| Culture | N/A |
Physical Analysis
| Dimension 1 (Length) | 19.5 cm |
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| Dimension 2 (Width) | 16.7 cm |
| Dimension 3 (Depth) | 3.1 cm |
| Weight | 1312 g |
| Measuring Remarks | None |
| Materials | Stone--Sandstone |
| Manufacturing Processes | Grinding, Incising, Polishing(?) |
| Munsell Color Information | Light Olive Gray (5Y 6/2) -Primary color. Light Greenish Gray (5GY 7/1) -Light bluish center. Light Olive Gray (5Y 5/1) -Cut sides. |
Research Remarks
| Published Description | “Irregular fragments of sandstone and limestone often exhibit different kinds of wear patterns, such as V-shaped, longitudinal grooves at various angles, surface-faceting or edge-faceting. These may result from the use of the abrasive stone for smoothing the edges of bifaces during the tool-making process; other stones may have been utilized to shape, sharpen, smooth and polish a number of different implements, such as bone awls and needles“ (Turner and Hester, 239). |
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| Description | N/A |
| Comparanda | N/A |
| Bibliography | Turner, Ellen Sue and Thomas R. Hester. A Field guide to Stone Artifacts of Texas Indians. Texas Monthly Press: Austin. 1985. |
Artifact History
| Archaeological Data | N/A |
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| Credit Line/Dedication | Gift of Mrs. Reid Tombaugh? |
| Reproduction | No |
| Reproduction Information | N/A |