Hammerstone
date: label: Date created
content: 8000 BC–AD 900 (Early Archaic to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Previous owner
content: Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957
label: Donor
content: Christian F. Schuster (Christian Friedrich Schuster/C. F. Schuster), Non-Indian, 1868-1957
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of Christian F. Schuster (1868-1957, a collector and amateur archaeologist in Holyoke, Massachusetts); donated to MAI by Christian Schuster in 1953.
label: Contact Us
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place: label: Place
content: Connecticut River Valley; Hatfield; Hampshire County; Massachusetts; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 22/2203
label: Barcode
content: 222203.001
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Hammerstone
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Pecked