Pecking stone

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Object Number 46-73-10/53242

Display Title Pecking stone

Descriptions

Object Description "Chipping and pecking stones, made from river-pebbles, one (902b) made from butt of broken axe;" Poll of a 3/4 groove single bit axe; polished; broken below groove. 7.1x5.6x3.5 cm. (length (broken) x width x height)

Inventory Description Stone tool, pecking stone made from butt end of axe, pecked both ends

Classification

Pecking stone

Department Archaeological

Culture

Salado Period

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos

Intrasite Ruin I

Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower

Materials Stone

Dimensions Overall: 6.2 x 5.7 x 3.6 cm (2 7/16 x 2 1/4 x 1 7/16 in.)

Quantity 1

Label on object 46-73-10/53242/ 902a/ I

Provenance

Provenance Frank Hamilton Cushing (1886-1889)

Provenance Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1889)

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Image Not Available for Hammerstone, edges of cobble are battered (pecking & slight flaking; flaked porp	46-73-10/53717	Hammerstone, edges of cobble are battered (pecking & slight flaking; flaked porp	Core	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Discoidal hammer-pecking stone made from core; periphery of nodule pecked & batt	46-73-10/53652	Discoidal hammer-pecking stone made from core; periphery of nodule pecked & batt	Core	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Hammer-pecking stone; edges pecked & battered; made from small core-like nodule;	46-73-10/53688	Hammer-pecking stone; edges pecked & battered; made from small core-like nodule;	Core	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Hammer-pecking stone made from core; platform edges & nodule periphery exhibit p	46-73-10/53678	Hammer-pecking stone made from core; platform edges & nodule periphery exhibit p	Core	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Hammerstone; periphery of nodule exhibits pecking & battering; stone; 6.9 x 6.1	46-73-10/53676	Hammerstone; periphery of nodule exhibits pecking & battering; stone; 6.9 x 6.1	Core	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Possible pecking stone. egg shaped cobble. both ends pecked. sandstone. 8.6 x 7.	46-73-10/54055	Possible pecking stone. egg shaped cobble. both ends pecked. sandstone. 8.6 x 7.	Pecking stone	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Hammer or pecking stone, core-like, irregular; 1 end finely pecked into dull bit	46-73-10/53725	Hammer or pecking stone, core-like, irregular; 1 end finely pecked into dull bit	Core	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Stone tool fragment	46-73-10/54670	Stone tool fragment	Ground Stone	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Possible smoothing stone. nearly discoidal pebble. both convex faces exhibit smo	46-73-10/54014	Possible smoothing stone. nearly discoidal pebble. both convex faces exhibit smo	Pecking stone	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Broken stone ball. 1 end broken off spherical small cobble. possible pecking sto	46-73-10/54283	Broken stone ball. 1 end broken off spherical small cobble. possible pecking sto	Roundstone	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for Stone axe	46-73-10/88493	Stone axe	Grooved Axe	Las Acequias
Image Not Available for Pecking-smoothing stone. small ovoid thick cobble. localized pecking on ends & p	46-73-10/54394	Pecking-smoothing stone. small ovoid thick cobble. localized pecking on ends & p	Pounding Stone	Los Muertos

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