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Object Number
46-73-10/53501
Display Title
Triangular hoe-knife; 1 corner broken; 1 straight working edge parallel to long
Descriptions
Object Description
Triangular knife/hoe with one straight working edge parallel to long axis and at a 45 degree angle to slightly concave base; polished/bifacial flaking; one corner broken; tabular rhyolite. 12.5x9.2x0.9 cm. (length (broken) x width x height)
Inventory Description
Stone edged tool, flat, triagular, 1 edge serrated, 2 worked, one corner broken
Classification
- Edged Tools
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin XIX
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 13.9 x 9.1 x 0.8 cm (5 1/2 x 3 9/16 x 5/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/53501/ Muertos/ XIX/ 137
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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