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Image Not Available for Knife. tabular, bifacially retouched "blade" (only worked on edges, not thinned)
Knife. tabular, bifacially retouched "blade" (only worked on edges, not thinned)
Image Not Available for Knife. tabular, bifacially retouched "blade" (only worked on edges, not thinned)
Object Number 46-73-10/54430
Display Title Knife. tabular, bifacially retouched "blade" (only worked on edges, not thinned)
Descriptions
Object Description Tabular knife, bifacially retouched; "blade" only worked on edges, not thinned; felsite. 13.1x5.5x0.8 cm.
Inventory Description Stone biface tool, fluted, edges chipped, faces flat
Classification
  • Edged Tools
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XXV
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 12.7 x 5.4 x 0.7 cm (5 x 2 1/8 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54430/ 2996/ XXV
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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