Hammerstone

Quick meaning: Hammerstone is a noun meaning (archaeology) A type of stone used to hit or strike in a similar way to a modern-day hammer.

Meaning

(archaeology) A type of stone used to hit or strike in a similar way to a modern-day hammer.

Example Sentences

On the other hand, in the same crannog, a hammerstone broken in two was found, each half in a different place, as were two parts of a figurine at Dumbuck.

Striking a hand-held isotropic block or cobble (a core) with a hammerstone initiates a cone-shaped crack at roughly 60° from the axis of force, exemplified by the hole in a plate glass window made by a pellet gun (18, 19 ).

Word Forms

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Related Words

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