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Image Not Available for Pebble, not flaked; chert nodule; 3.2 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm.
Pebble, not flaked; chert nodule; 3.2 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm.
Image Not Available for Pebble, not flaked; chert nodule; 3.2 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm.
Object Number 46-73-10/54522
Display Title Pebble, not flaked; chert nodule; 3.2 x 2.3 x 1.5 cm.
Descriptions
Object Description Pebble, unflaked; chert nodule. 3.2x2.3x1.5 cm.
Inventory Description Stone pebble, possibly worked at faces and ends, polished
Classification
  • Polishing stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XIV
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 3.1 x 2.4 x 1.5 cm (1 1/4 x 15/16 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54522/ 2809/ XIV
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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