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Object Number
46-73-10/53825
Display Title
Possible hammer-chopper or axe preform. elongated flat cobble. ends & 1 side pec
Descriptions
Object Description
Cobble; elongated; flattened; possible hammer or chopper and/or ground axe preform; poll end pecked and rounded; thinner "bit" end periphery pecked with one area of flaking; one side of nodule pecked; dark gray igneous. 20.5x10.1x4.9 cm.
Inventory Description
Stone tool, oblong, ends/1 edge highly pecked and chipped, area of face pecked
Classification
- Pounding Stone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin IV-V
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 20.6 x 10.1 x 4.8 cm (8 1/8 x 4 x 1 7/8 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/53825 / IV-V/Muertos/ V/279
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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