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Stone tool fragment
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Object Number 46-73-10/54670
Display Title Stone tool fragment
Descriptions
Object Description Pecking or hammerstone(?) mand from poll end of broken 3/4 ground stone axe; flakes removed from ends; also looks pecked; gabbro/diorite. 6.9x6.1x5.3 cm.
Inventory Description Stone tool fragment, butt end and part of groove remaining of axe or adze, chipp
Classification
  • Ground Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XXI
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 7.1 x 6.2 x 5.4 cm (2 13/16 x 2 7/16 x 2 1/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54670/ 1705b/ XXI
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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