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Object Number
46-73-10/44332
Display Title
Stone axe
Descriptions
Object Description
Small diorite axe, 3/4 grooved, rounded poll, rounded bit.; Medium sized, short, wide bladed and bitted, grooved diorite axe, slightly squared.
Inventory Description
Stone axe, three-quarter groove, on edges sharpened the other rounded
Classification
- Axe
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Hohokam
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
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Arizona
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Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Las Acequias
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 14.4 x 5.8 x 4.3 cm (5 11/16 x 2 5/16 x 1 11/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
3218/ 46-73-10/44332
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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