Hammerstone or battered lump ?

[Pedrosky]

I saw this lump of flint a while back and kept it as it stood out so much. I thought it might be a hammerstone because there are so many knocks and dents in it and can’t imagine this could have been caused by the plough. I’m hoping someone on here might know. Thanks for looking

[fred]

That's ancient frost spalling, it's very distinctive. Probably happened during one of the glacial periods.

Hammerstones tend to have all the bashing and chipping concentrated at one end or on one face.

[Pedrosky]

That's ancient frost spalling, it's very distinctive. Probably happened during one of the glacial periods.

Hammerstones tend to have all the bashing and chipping concentrated at one end or on one face.

Thanks Fred. After a little research I didn’t think it was a hammerstone after all but didn’t know about the frost spalling. I’ve learnt something new, cheers.

[J8aah]

Positive attitude Petro. You thought it may be something and you made the effort to find out.
Although a 'frost job' you learned by it. The next flint you pick up could be the real deal. Look for any workings on one end of your flint. They may be very tiny too. Also put it in your hand and pretend you are about to use it. Very often the old ones chipped off areas to make the flint comfortable to use.
Not all flints look perfect which is why so many are missed and still lying about. I live in Norfolk England where we have flints all over the place. We even had a neolithic factory here once which is now called 'Grimes Graves' with pot holed areas where the Neolithic lads dug down several feet to find and mine the best flints. Look and you shall find ...

[mrmallard]

You’ll pick up a lot of stuff with frost pops which are just disappointing, but the good pieces are out there.
Here’s a classic frosty

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