Hammerstone
date: label: Date created
content: 8000 BC–AD 900 (Early Archaic to Late Woodland period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: probably Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Archaic and Woodland Traditions
label: Possible collector
content: Edwin C. Waters (E. C. Waters), Non-Indian, 1842-1939
label: Seller
content: Edwin C. Waters (E. C. Waters), Non-Indian, 1842-1939
notes: label: Collection History
content: Probably collected or excavated in the 1880s by amateur archaeologist Edwin C. Waters (1842-1939, of Brantford, Ontario, and Auburn, New York); purchased by George Heye from Edwin C. Waters in 1910.
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place: label: Place
content: Brantford; Brant County; Ontario; Canada
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: 2/5953
label: Barcode
content: 025953.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Hammerstone
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone
label: Techniques
content: Pecked