~ North Alabama ~ Milling Pestle ~

Length: 3 1/2"

Grade: 6

Description: Standard issue example of a pecked and ground quartzite Pestle. These were used daily and extensively during the Woodland Era to mill or grind nuts and grains. Not as glamorous as a spearhead, but every bit as important to the natives life ways.

Provenance: Found on private property with permission Jackson Co. Alabama, Tennessee River Basin.