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Chert knife
Image Not Available for Chert knife
Object Number 46-73-10/86811
Display Title Chert knife
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin III
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Quantity 1
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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PrimaryMedia Object Number Title Classification Geography/Provenience SHARE
Image Not Available for White chert section of knife
34-108-20/4041 White chert section of knife
Uaxactun
Chert flake used as scraper or knife; chert flake retouched as side scraper
37-11-50/2012 Chert flake used as scraper or knife; chert flake retouched as side scraper
Scraper
Senegal
Image Not Available for Knife, portion, chert
79-14-20/17991 Knife, portion, chert
Hacienda de Angostura
Image Not Available for Projectile point, triangular, broken tip, concave base; flaked chert; 2.5 x .8 x
46-73-10/54462 Projectile point, triangular, broken tip, concave base; flaked chert; 2.5 x .8 x
Triangular Projectile Point
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Projectile point, side-notched (.7 cm. from base), concave base; flaked chert; 2
46-73-10/54459 Projectile point, side-notched (.7 cm. from base), concave base; flaked chert; 2
Side-Notched Projectile Point
Los Muertos
Group Z-50. Chert- Broken pt. of knife, broken knife, celt, blade. Hammer stone.
58-34-20/60042 Group Z-50. Chert- Broken pt. of knife, broken knife, celt, blade. Hammer stone.
Mayapan
Image Not Available for Fragmentary white chert knife
37-130-10/19187 Fragmentary white chert knife
Blade
Tooele I; Site I
Image Not Available for 1 worked grey chert flake (point preform, possible scraper or knife). 2.2 x 3.9
977-17-10/57404 1 worked grey chert flake (point preform, possible scraper or knife). 2.2 x 3.9
Palmer Area 5
Chert flake used as scraper or knife; chert flake used as hollow scraper
37-11-50/1999 Chert flake used as scraper or knife; chert flake used as hollow scraper
Scraper
#6
Fragment of white chert knife
37-130-10/18819 Fragment of white chert knife
Biface
Marysvale III; Site III
Image Not Available for Stemmed white chert points
35-122-30/1323 Stemmed white chert points
Stemmed Projectile Point
Chile?
Image Not Available for Broad, barbed, stemmed points of white, cream, black chert
35-122-30/1312 Broad, barbed, stemmed points of white, cream, black chert
Stemmed Projectile Point
South America