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Image Not Available for Sandstone paint-slab
Sandstone paint-slab
Image Not Available for Sandstone paint-slab
Object Number 46-73-10/86534
Display Title Sandstone paint-slab
Descriptions
Object Description "Paint-slab showing stains of red paint, made of fine calcareous sandstone (a) smaller paint-stone showing use also as grinding-stone (b) made of fine schistose rock, showing red-paint stain;"
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin I
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
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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Ground Stone
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Ground Stone
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