Native American Archaic / Woodlands Nutting Stone

**Originally Listed At $300**

Native American, Midwestern United States, Archaic to early Woodlands period, ca. 6000 BCE to 500 CE. A fine cup or nutting stone with a characteristic ground surface and a roughly hemispherical indentation in the center. The purpose of tools like this example is still debated, but it is probable they were used as lightweight and portable mortars, that could have been used to grind food - such as nuts- hence the name "nutting stone," as well as shaping or polishing other tools, or as friction fire starters. Cup stones have been discovered in human settlements on nearly every inhabited continent. Size: 7.7" L x 3.9" W x 3" H (19.6 cm x 9.9 cm x 7.6 cm)

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Provenance: private Thornton, Colorado, USA collection

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Condition Report: Chipping and indentation as shown as well as surface wear commensurate with age. Modern polish applied to surface and some staining in areas. Smooth surfaces and nice signs of use.