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Object Number 46-73-10/54688
Display Title "chisel", elongated, irregular pebble, 1 sharpened chisel-like end; bit is thin,
Descriptions
Object Description "chisel", elongated, irregular pebble, 1 sharpened chisel-like end; bit is thin, highly polished; "cold chisel" (haury); polished quartzitic stone; 6.2 x 1.6 x 1.4 cm.
Inventory Description Stone tool, possible chisel, elongated, polished, one edge tapered and sharpened
Classification
  • Ground Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XIII
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 6.2 x 1.4 x 1.6 cm (2 7/16 x 9/16 x 5/8 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 2711/ 46-73-10/54688/ XIII
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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