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Object Number
46-73-10/54897
Display Title
Pecked maul or "pounder"? end broken. pecked groove makes handle. smooth, rounde
Descriptions
Object Description
Maul or "pounder"; rectangular with intact end shaped into "handle" by lateral wide groove pecked around end; probable poll smooth and rounded; rest of surface pecked into shape; rectangualr transverse cross-section; broken at one end; sandstone. 10.4x8x5.7 cm. (length (broken) x width x height)
Inventory Description
Stone tool fragment, 1 end with deep pecked goove, other broken
Classification
- Ground Stone
Department
Archaeological
Culture
- Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America
/
United States
/
Arizona
/
Maricopa County
/
<City>
/
Los Muertos
Intrasite
Ruin III
Additional Geographic Terms
Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials
Stone
Dimensions
Overall: 10.4 x 8 x 5.5 cm (4 1/8 x 3 1/8 x 2 3/16 in.)
Quantity
1
Label on object
46-73-10/54897/ 4539
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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