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DALTON HAMMER STONES These 11 hammer stones were found during the excavation of the Olive Branch site. Only 43 were found altogether so they are considered fairly rare when compared to the numbers of other artifacts found. Hammer stones were used just as the name implies, for striking off flakes for stone tool manufacturing or they may also have been used to break open seeds and nuts. Since there were so few hammer stones found at Olive Branch, their main tool for percussion flaking was probably made of an organic material like antler, bone or wood.
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