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Object Number
46-73-10/44386
Display Title
Lava stone object
Descriptions
Object Description
Plummet-shaped object of vesicular lava; sometimes called "medicine stone."
Inventory Description
Stone, ground porous stone sinker, cylindrical with groove around one end
Classification
- Sinker
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
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Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Las Acequias
Additional Geographic Terms
Salado Valley, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 6 x 1.7 x 1.6 cm (2 3/8 x 11/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/44386
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