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Object Number 46-73-10/54556
Display Title Possible abrading-whetstone, irregular tabular slab, series of very thin long gr
Descriptions
Object Description "Small guiding and polishing stones - more properly speaking, whet-stones, one (c) fashioned to recieve handle;" Irregular tabular slab, possible abrading or whetstone; series of criss-crossing very thin long grooves (scratches) on both faces; rhyolite?
Inventory Description Stone, chipped tool, reddish stone, incised lines, possibly natural, both faces
Classification
  • Chipped Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin I
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 12.1 x 7.9 x 1.5 cm (4 3/4 x 3 1/8 x 9/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54556/ 929a/ I
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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