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Granite ball
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Object Number 46-73-10/86882
Display Title Granite ball
Descriptions
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Quantity 1
Provenance
Collector Frank Hamilton Cushing (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (11/15/1946)

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Los Muertos
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Roundstone
Los Muertos
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Pounding Stone
Los Muertos
Mortar; red granite.
982-10-60/13634 Mortar; red granite.
Raw Material
Mortar
Surface
Hafted club: granite head, stretched raw hide handle
971-11-10/51290 Hafted club: granite head, stretched raw hide handle
Club
North Dakota?
Image Not Available for Ditto; much thicker, coarser granite.
46-73-10/90797 Ditto; much thicker, coarser granite.
Arizona
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46-73-10/54294 Stone ball. possible rasping stone. somewhat spherical small cobble. vesicular b
Abrading Stone
Los Muertos
Stone ball or pecking stone. hemispherical small cobble with incrustations cover
46-73-10/54254 Stone ball or pecking stone. hemispherical small cobble with incrustations cover
Roundstone
Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Possible smoothing stone. somewhat cylindrical large pebble. granite?
46-73-10/54416 Possible smoothing stone. somewhat cylindrical large pebble. granite?
Polishing stone
Los Muertos
Pestle; red granite.
982-10-60/13636 Pestle; red granite.
Pestle
Raw Material
Surface
Image Not Available for Granite. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
30-21-10/A6991 Granite. Illustrating material used in pottery making.
Raw Material
United States