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Object Number 46-73-10/54693
Display Title "chisel", short, elongated, highly polished, flattened poll end, chisel-like bit
Descriptions
Object Description "chisel", short, elongated, highly polished, flattened poll end, chisel-like bit end, concave sides, constricted in center; slate; 6.2 x 1.3 x .6 cm.
Inventory Description Stone, ground tool, elongated and tapering at center, one end worn obliquely
Classification
  • Ground Stone
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XXV
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 6.2 x 1.3 x 0.6 cm (2 7/16 x 1/2 x 1/4 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54693/ 2985
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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