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Object Number
46-73-10/53759
Display Title
Possible hammerstone-maul; barrel-shaped cobble. flat worn end, other end fractu
Descriptions
Object Description
"Mauls, made from somewhat irregular diorite river pebbles, pecked, probably to facilitate hafting;" Possible hammerstone-maul; barrel-shaped cobble. flat worn end, other end fractured off. pecked, with remnants of more worn surface. rough pecking & slight polish. gabbro-dioritic. 10.5 x 8.8 x 7.3 cm.
Inventory Description
Stone tool fragment, one face pecked, 1 end worked flat and smooth, 1 end broken
Classification
- Ground Stone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin II
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 10.3 x 9.3 x 7.2 cm (4 1/16 x 3 11/16 x 2 13/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/53759/ 944/ II
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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