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Object Number
46-73-10/88930
Display Title
Stone, ground axe, 1 face pecked, 1 face smooth, bit & butt broken
Descriptions
Object Description
Medium sized, flattish, rounded, river pebble of diorite, chipped at sides and end in "blocking -out" process of making grooved axe.
Inventory Description
Stone, ground axe, 1 face pecked, 1 face smooth, bit and butt broken
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
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Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Pueblo de las Canopas
Additional Geographic Terms
Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 12.2 x 6.3 x 4.8 cm (4 13/16 x 2 1/2 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/88930/ 4293
Provenance
Collector
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector
Frank Hamilton Cushing
(01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor
Mary T. Hemenway
(11/15/1946)
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