Two Nutting Stones

Object/Artifact

UNO Archaeological Research and Curation

Name/Title

Two Nutting Stones

Description

Two nutting stones with round depressions

Context

Quarters Area

Collection

Saint Rosalie Plantation

Cataloged By

Rainey Cantrelle

General Notes

Note

These stones are referred to as “nutting stones” in Indigenous America. They are used to break open hard-shelled nuts that are not able to be cracked with teeth. The nut would be placed in the depression and would be hit with a “hammer stone”. These stones being found on this site may speak to self-provisioning/food insecurity for enslaved people or later plantation workers. Source: Wagner, Arlene. Nutting Stones - A Bit of History Newsletter From the Nutcracker Museum.” Pomona, 2015, Vol. 48 Issue 2, pp 26-27.

Created By

anthropologyandsociology@uno.edu

Create Date

December 5, 2024

Updated By

anthropologyandsociology@uno.edu

Update Date

December 5, 2024