SKU: 25-1103

Grants Pass Oregon Pestle Stone Artifact

$220.00

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Early Man

8" L x 2.25" W

Has an old label that says "Pestle from Grants Pass, Ore."

In Very Good Condition

Grants Pass is in southwestern Oregon, in the Rogue River Valley, traditional territory of the Takelma (also called Takilma or Upper Umpqua in some contexts) and related Athabaskan-speaking peoples. Archaeological evidence from the region, including sites in Jackson County (where Grants Pass is located), shows grinding tools like pestles, mortars, manos, and metates were common. Numerous pestles and grinding implements, likely used for acorn processing as a key subsistence activity.

Condition: Very Good

Tribe: Artic - Eskimo Subartic - Athabascan

Year Range: Early Man

Region: Pacific Northwest - and Alaska

Dimensions: 8 in2.25 in

Category: Stone Artifacts - Mortar - Pestles - Mano - Matate

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