Materials A hammerstone is made of a material such as sandstone, limestone or quartzite, is often ovoid in shape (to fit the human hand better), and develops telltale battering marks on one or both ends. In archaeological recovery, hammerstones are often found in association with other stone tool artifacts, debitage and/or objects of the hammer such as ore.Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Papers of the Peabody Museum of Archaeology and Ethnology, Harvard University, 1904C. Michael Hogan, Los Osos Back Bay, Megalithic Portal, editor A. Burnham (2008) The modern use of hammerstones is now mostly limited to flintknappers and others who wish to develop a better understanding of how stone tools were made.
MateRiAls A haMMERstONe is mAde oF a maTerIAl Such As Sandstone, lImEStonE or quartZiTe, iS oftEN Ovoid iN Shape (to Fit tHE huMAN haND BETTER), and deVelopS telltale baTTeRInG marks on One Or BotH eNds. in aRcHaeologiCal ReCovEry, haMMErStOnes are ofteN found in associaTIoN witH oTHeR stone tooL arTifactS, dEbitAGe And/or oBjectS of the hAmmEr suCH aS ore.PeAbody museum of ARcHAeology and EthNolOgY, PAPers of The peABodY mUsEum OF aRChaeoLogy aNd ethnology, HARvarD unIverSity 1904C. MicHAEL hOgAN, Los OSOS bACK bay, meGaLIThic pORtAl, eDItOr a. burnham (2008) thE mOdern use oF haMMerStoNes Is now Mostly limITed to FliN,tKNaPpErS and oTheRs who wIsH tO DeVeLop A bettEr UnDerStanding OF how StonE tools were mAde.