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Object Number
46-73-10/44338
Display Title
Stone knife blade
Descriptions
Object Description
Hoe, a flat thin stone blade, rectangular, one edge sharpened by grinding; used for digging.
Inventory Description
Stone blade, rectangular, on endge sharpened, flat, thin
Classification
- Ground Stone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XXII
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 8.3 x 18 x 1.2 cm (3 1/4 x 7 1/16 x 1/2 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
1788/ 46-73-10/44338/ XXII
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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