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Object Number 50-46-10/38072.1
Display Title Hammerstone
Descriptions
Inventory Description Ground stone pounding stone, hammerstone, roughly rectangular
Classification
  • Hammer Stone
  • Raw Material
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Pueblo
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / New Mexico / Catron County / <City> / Site 616
Intrasite Area C, Room 9, 90 cm to floor
Additional Geographic Terms Mariana Mesa; Quemado vicinity
Dimensions Overall: 6.8 x 5.7 x 3.4 cm (2 11/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 5/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 50-46-10/38072; 2591
Provenance
Collector Dr. Charles R. McGimsey III
Expedition Peabody Museum Upper Gila Expedition

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