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Stone tool
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Object Number 46-73-10/53260
Display Title Stone tool
Descriptions
Object Description Axe blank?; cylindrical nodule; pecked over much of surface; one end broken off. 13.4x6.2x5 cm.
Inventory Description Stone tool, one end rounded, one broken, surface pecked, poss. unfinished axe.
Classification
  • Ground Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XX
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 13.3 x 6.3 x 4 cm (5 1/4 x 2 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/53260/ 1595b/ XX
Provenance
Provenance Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1889)
Provenance Frank Hamilton Cushing (1886-1889)
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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