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Object Number
46-73-10/53458
Display Title
Semi-circular hoe-knife; evidence of chipping, polishing & striations; cutting e
Descriptions
Object Description
"Very long, broken, semi-lunar hacking-knife, made from scale of volcanic rock, and (935b,c) short, half-round, nearly straight edged, ground chipping-knives of same;" Semi-circular hoe/knife with two working edges (1 straight, 1 convex) with slight polishing and chipping; three edges chipped; cutting edge parallel to long axis and convex base; tabular rhyolite. 12.2x9.2x0.8 cm.
Inventory Description
Stone edged tool, flat, semi-lunar, edges alternately serrated, flat, and chippe
Classification
- Edged Tools
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: 12.2 x 9.2 x 0.6 cm (4 13/16 x 3 5/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/53458/ 935b/ I
Provenance
Provenance
Frank Hamilton Cushing
(1886-1889)
Provenance
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(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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