Hammerstone w/ flattened area from abrading or grinding

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This is the photo from my earlier post Reflecting on 2021, the 16th image where the hammerstone is shown in the mud, found 10/29/2021.

I find this hammerstone unique with the peck marks still visible on much of the surface and the distinct flattened area from some abrading or grinding.

I had it cleaned up, but had not posted any cleaned up photos. This hammerstone was found a few miles from my home, in the same field last spring I found a nice coshocton flint thebes and a few nice cobbs blades [the same day].

I am not sure if I posted the finds that day, so here is the thebes from 03/25/2020. I was pretty busy hitting the fields that month and did not have a lot of posting time.
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The hammerstone in the mud
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Cleaned up, note the 3 flat areas on the stone, 2 1/2 inches (roughly) in diameter



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Being soft I wonder if it might have been used for flake reduction. Looks like it would grab a flake pretty well. I find similar ones on sites as well.
Have a good year hunting!
 

This is the photo from my earlier post Reflecting on 2021, the 16th image where the hammerstone is shown in the mud, found 10/29/2021.

I find this hammerstone unique with the peck marks still visible on much of the surface and the distinct flattened area from some abrading or grinding.

I had it cleaned up, but had not posted any cleaned up photos. This hammerstone was found a few miles from my home, in the same field last spring I found a nice coshocton flint thebes and a few nice cobbs blades [the same day].

I am not sure if I posted the finds that day, so here is the thebes from 03/25/2020. I was pretty busy hitting the fields that month and did not have a lot of posting time.
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The hammerstone in the mud
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Cleaned up, note the 3 flat areas on the stone, 2 1/2 inches (roughly) in diameter



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It looks like a piece of hematite and that was often used to produce the red "ochre" or paint. You will often find flat spots on hematite artifacts just like that from using good old friction to produce a powder
 

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