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Object Number 46-73-10/54436
Display Title Possible palette perform or grooved abrader. tabular slab. 1 flat face exhibits
Descriptions
Object Description Tabular slab, possible palette preform or grooved abrader; one flat face exhibits several long narrow grooves; edges flaked and grooves run along two edges; phylite? 8.3x6.7x1.1 cm.
Inventory Description Stone fragment, flat, faces partially worked, partially scored at edges
Classification
  • Ground Stone
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: 8 x 6.8 x 1 cm (3 1/8 x 2 11/16 x 3/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54436/ 1875
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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Ground Stone
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