hammerstone

[ ham-er-stohn ]

/ ˈhæm ərˌstoʊn /

noun Archaeology.

an ancient stone tool used as a hammer, as for chipping flint, processing food, or breaking up bones.

Words nearby hammerstone

Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hammerstein, Hammerstein II, Hammerstein, Oscar, II, hammerstone, hammer throw, hammertoe, Hammett, Hammett, Dashiell, hammock

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Example sentences from the Web for hammerstone

The rim of the bowl is flattened, and this flat surface resembles that of the part of a hammerstone used for pecking.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley|Harlan Ingersoll Smith
Direct Percussion—flaking flint by striking it directly with a hammerstone or other object.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types|James W. Cambron
Hammerstone (L)—a hard pebble showing battering from use as a hammer.
Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types|James W. Cambron
The hammerstone shown in Fig. 41 was found on the surface near the head of Priest Rapids.
The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley|Harlan Ingersoll Smith

This had probably been used as a hammerstone, since it exhibits well-defined percussion marks at each extremity.
The Maya Indians of Southern Yucatan and Northern British Honduras|Thomas William Francis Gann

British Dictionary definitions for hammerstone

hammerstone

/ (ˈhæməˌstəʊn) /

noun

a stone used as a hammer in the production of tools during the Acheulian period

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Scientific definitions for hammerstone

hammerstone

[ hăm′ər-stōn′ ]

A hand-held stone or cobble used by hominids perhaps as early as 2.5 million years ago as a crude pounding or pecking tool. Hammerstones were also used by early humans in striking flakes from stone cores to produce core tools.

单词	hammerstone
释义	hammerstone [ ham-er-stohn ] / ˈhæm ərˌstoʊn / noun Archaeology. an ancient stone tool used as a hammer, as for chipping flint, processing food, or breaking up bones. Words nearby hammerstone Hammersmith, Hammersmith and Fulham, Hammerstein, Hammerstein II, Hammerstein, Oscar, II, hammerstone, hammer throw, hammertoe, Hammett, Hammett, Dashiell, hammock Dictionary.com UnabridgedBased on the Random House Unabridged Dictionary, © Random House, Inc. 2020 Example sentences from the Web for hammerstone The rim of the bowl is flattened, and this flat surface resembles that of the part of a hammerstone used for pecking. The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley\|Harlan Ingersoll Smith Direct Percussion—flaking flint by striking it directly with a hammerstone or other object. Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types\|James W. Cambron Hammerstone (L)—a hard pebble showing battering from use as a hammer. Handbook of Alabama Archaeology: Part I Point Types\|James W. Cambron The hammerstone shown in Fig. 41 was found on the surface near the head of Priest Rapids. The Archaeology of the Yakima Valley\|Harlan Ingersoll Smith This had probably been used as a hammerstone, since it exhibits well-defined percussion marks at each extremity. The Maya Indians of Southern Yucatan and Northern British Honduras\|Thomas William Francis Gann British Dictionary definitions for hammerstone hammerstone / (ˈhæməˌstəʊn) / noun a stone used as a hammer in the production of tools during the Acheulian period Collins English Dictionary - Complete & Unabridged 2012 Digital Edition © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1979, 1986 © HarperCollins Publishers 1998, 2000, 2003, 2005, 2006, 2007, 2009, 2012 Scientific definitions for hammerstone hammerstone [ hăm′ər-stōn′ ] A hand-held stone or cobble used by hominids perhaps as early as 2.5 million years ago as a crude pounding or pecking tool. Hammerstones were also used by early humans in striking flakes from stone cores to produce core tools. The American Heritage® Science Dictionary Copyright © 2011. Published by Houghton Mifflin Harcourt Publishing Company. All rights reserved.
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