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Object Number
46-73-10/54577
Display Title
Metate, baroken at end. probably shallow open-ended trough. periphery flaked & f
Descriptions
Object Description
Metate, broken at end. probably shallow open-ended trough. periphery flaked & flattened, looks like slab metate. rounded bottom. ground vesicular basalt; 23.2 x 22.6 x 6.0 cm.
Inventory Description
Stone metate fragment, ovoid, broken, one face concave, edges and other face hig
Classification
- Metate
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: 23 x 22.5 x 5.6 cm (9 1/16 x 8 7/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/54577/ I
Provenance
Provenance
Frank Hamilton Cushing
(1886-1889)
Provenance
Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition
(1886-1889)
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