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Image Not Available for Ovoid flake, retouched on ventral surface; flaked sandstone; 11.9 x 9.8 x 2.1 cm
Ovoid flake, retouched on ventral surface; flaked sandstone; 11.9 x 9.8 x 2.1 cm
Image Not Available for Ovoid flake, retouched on ventral surface; flaked sandstone; 11.9 x 9.8 x 2.1 cm
Object Number 46-73-10/53556
Display Title Ovoid flake, retouched on ventral surface; flaked sandstone; 11.9 x 9.8 x 2.1 cm
Descriptions
Object Description Flake; ovoid; retouched on ventral surface; sandstone. 11.9x9.8x2.1 cm.
Inventory Description Stone flake, discoidal, apparently unworked
Classification
  • Chipping debris
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XIV
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 11.9 x 9.7 x 2.1 cm (4 11/16 x 3 13/16 x 13/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/53556/ 1456a/ XIV
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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