Hammerstone

Object/Artifact

Kaho'olawe Island Reserve Commission

Artifact identification slips

The image shows two labeled pieces of paper documenting information about basalt hammerstone specimens, including site number, depth, and date.

Name/Title

Hammerstone

Entry/Object ID

2011.001.335

Description

A basalt hammerstone with pecking in two places on one surface.

Collection

Kaho'olawe Collection

Cataloged By

Gavagan,Terri

Made/Created

Notes

Identified By: Hay Date Identified: 1983-08-29

Lexicon

Nomenclature 4.0

Nomenclature Primary Object Term

Hammerstone

Nomenclature Class

Masonry & Stoneworking T&E

Nomenclature Category

Category 04: Tools & Equipment for Materials

LOC Thesaurus for Graphic Materials

Archaeological sites, Archaeology, Tools, Cultural Resources

Search Terms

Artifacts, Lithics, Aikupau, Hommon's Coastal Settlement Zone, Kanapou Work Area, Kuheeia Work Area, Scatter site, Terrace Site

Other Names and Numbers

Other Numbers

Number Type

Other Number

50-20-97-636B-10

Dimensions

Height

8.1 cm

Diameter

6.6 cm

Weight

264.2 g

Relationships

Related Places

Place

Site

Site 636B, Site 636

'Ili

Hakioawa

Ahupua'a

Kaho'olawe

Moku

Honua'ula

Mokupuni

Maui Mokupuni

State/Province

Hawai'i

Country

United States of America

Traditional Place Name

Aikupau

Related Publications

Notes

TO #32, Kahoolawe Excavations, 1982-83 Data Recovery Project, Island of Kahoolawe, Hawaii \\KIRC-LIB-01\Library Database\Arch\Artifact Records_PHRI_LibrAcc\Site636 contains artifact record for this object

Publication

Kaho'olawe Place Names

Publication

Na Wahi Pana O Kaho'olawe-"The Storied Places Of Kaho'olawe"