The Kings Crown Shell Hammer

[Hal Gorges]

These are the most common Shell artifacts found along the Florida’s west coast and their us is as varied as imagination will allow..Obviously a tree branch was inserted into the holes...Thanks for lookin.

[willjo]

There was a man that came to the Paynes Prairie Florida Knap-in that use to demonstrate those. He would cut a 4 inch palm tree into with one of those shells. Nice artifacts Hal

[Hal Gorges]

That’s cool info, thanks Johnny

[tomclark]

these are fighting conch shell hammers just like the kings' crown but found central FL to southern FL

[Hal Gorges]

Now that’s just plain ridiculous, it’s hoarding, Lol....good photo, I couldn’t find the exact one 👍..Yeah, hours and hours.

[Cecilia]

Show-Off!!

[Lindenmeier-Man]

Good Lord , Tom got em all !

[Cecilia]

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[Hal Gorges]

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[tomclark]

Those "Type G" hammers were thought to be just quick and throw away tools but has been proved they were mostly curated and repaired. even those little hammers have up to 3 holes that were put in at different times to rehaft. There are sites literally littered (wow!) with these hammers. 40 years of looking for them and bringing home only the ones that are not truly exhausted. Imagine how many I left and how many were certainly in the dirt?! In my earlier years I spent way too much time collecting... to the detriment of my business and my dear Brunhilda stayed home cause it is often crude, hot and buggy, hungry, thirsty and dirty as hale...all day, all weeked... I emptied a box here and there of those Melongena hammers, sorted them sort of, and ended up with buckets that since have been reboxed, etc. When you hoard microliths and bits of this and that it's that not as overwhelming and they are in boxes and bins, too. LOL. I should look back in these posts and see who is active on here and either shell-less, shell needy or shell-curious hahaha?!http://docshare01.docshare.tips/files/9357/93570568.pdf



His results suggest that Type G hammers experienced extended use-lives with modification and retouch common. This suggests that, counter to Marquardt’s (1992:201) submission, they did not trend toward expedient toolshttps://core.ac.uk/download/pdf/71958135.pdf

[Cecilia]

I don’t think shell tools could be expedient. Too hard, no conchoidal fracture! But, a good shell tool produced by knowledgeable member of the People was prob’ly worth its weight in gold!