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Image Not Available for Smoothing stone; ovoid flattened cobble; 1 face slightly concave; ends & periphe
Smoothing stone; ovoid flattened cobble; 1 face slightly concave; ends & periphe
Image Not Available for Smoothing stone; ovoid flattened cobble; 1 face slightly concave; ends & periphe
Object Number 46-73-10/53843
Display Title Smoothing stone; ovoid flattened cobble; 1 face slightly concave; ends & periphe
Descriptions
Object Description Smoothing stone; ovoid flattened cobble; 1 face slightly concave; ends & peripheries pecked pecked; polishing & rough pecking on faces; non-flaked; pecked, polished dioritic stone. 10.2 x 13.6 x 5.3 cm.
Inventory Description Stone tool, ovoid, ends and partial surface 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 VII
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 13.6 x 10.1 x 5.1 cm (5 3/8 x 4 x 2 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/53843/ 1115b/ VII
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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