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Object Number 46-73-10/54759
Display Title Mortar. somewhat ovoid, thick boulder with deep circular depression (13.3 x 5.0
Descriptions
Object Description Mortar. somewhat ovoid, thick boulder with deep circular depression (13.3 x 5.0 cm.) in center of one surface. diorite-granite. 48.7 x 27.1 x 18.3 cm.
Inventory Description Ground stone, mortar, ovoid, roughly triangular in cross-section
Classification
  • Mortar
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin III; near
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Stone
Dimensions Overall: 18 x 47.5 x 24 cm (7 1/16 x 18 11/16 x 9 7/16 in.)
Quantity 1
Label on object 46-73-10/54759; 4511.
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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