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Stone adze fragment
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Object Number 46-73-10/53289
Display Title Stone adze fragment
Descriptions
Object Description 3/4 groove adze, hafting at right angle to bit edge; both ends broken, possibly then used as hammers; quartzitic. 8.2x3.8x3.5 cm.
Inventory Description Stone adze fragment, three quarter groove, both ends broken off
Classification
  • Adze
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XXIII
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 8.3 x 3.8 x 4 cm (3 1/4 x 1 1/2 x 1 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/53289/ 4601
Provenance
Provenance Frank Hamilton Cushing (1886-1889)
Provenance Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1889)
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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