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Fire hearth
Object Number 28-3-10/97159
Display Title Fire hearth
Descriptions
Inventory Description Stick, oblong, 1 side flat, 2 notches, ends rounded, worn
Classification
  • Worked Wood
Department Archaeological
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / Grant County
Additional Geographic Terms Steamboat Canyon; Bear Creek, tributary to; Gila River Drainage
Materials Wood
Dimensions Overall: 24 x 2.5 x 1.4 cm (9 7/16 x 1 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 97159
Provenance
Collector Cornelius Burton (Burt) Cosgrove Sr.
Collector Harriet S. Cosgrove
Expedition Peabody Museum Expedition

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