Grindstone, lower

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Item X 101230 Stone artefact. Specific locality unrecorded, New South Wales, Australia

Physical Description

Lower grindstone/Anvil, basalt, rounded shape, red hue. Concave surface on both sides. One side contains a deeper concave groove. There is a shallower concave groove on the other side which is more abraded and contains sharpening points. Ground surface - Block - Lower grindstone - Basalt - 1 Ground surface - Block - Whetstone - Basalt Percussion - Block - Anvil - Anvil pit - Basalt

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Object/Medium

Stone artefact
Locality

Specific locality unrecorded, New South Wales, Australia
Date Collected

1925
Fully Extended

173 mm (Length), 175 mm (Width), 58 mm (Height)
Keywords

Technology, Food
Type of item

Object
Discipline

Archaeology
Category

First Peoples
Collecting Areas

Australian Indigenous Archaeology

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Item X 101230 Stone artefact. Specific locality unrecorded, New South Wales, Australia

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