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Description: | A Roman ?? Medieval flint wedge or hammerstone (AD43-1500). The flint has been roughly knapped to from a wedge-shape at one end and the opposite end shows signs of pounding. The tool could have been used to split timber or simply as a hammerstone.
Dimensions: length: 125.14mm; width:79.96mm; thickness: 69.64mm; weight: >200g.
Identified by Jon Cotton, Prehistoric Curator, Museum of London. | Subjects: | Hammerstone | Source: | Portable Antiquities | Creator: | Sumnall, Kate - Portable Antiquities Scheme | Identifier: | http://www.findsdatabase.org.uk/hms/pas_... | Language: | en-GB | Go to resource |
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