London Hammer | |
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![]() London Hammer in 1986 | |
Material | Iron, wood |
Long | 6 in (15 cm) |
Width | 1 in (25 mm) |
Discovered | 1936 London, Texas |
Discovered by | Max Hahn |
Present location | Creation Evidence Museum |
The London Hammer (also known as the "London Artifact") is a hammer made of iron and wood that was found in London, Texas in 1936. Part of the hammer is embedded in a limey rock concretion, leading to it being regarded by some as an anomalous artifact. The tool is identical to late 19th-century mining hammers, and the most likely explanation for its encasement in rock is that a deposit of highly soluble travertine formed and hardened around it within a relatively short time.[1][2]