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Object Number 46-73-10/57205
Display Title Fragments of cardium shell, roughly quadrangular.
Descriptions
Object Description Fragments of cardium shell, roughly quadrangular.
Inventory Description Organic, shell fragments
Classification
  • Shell
Department Archaeological
Culture
  • Salado Period
Geography/Provenience/Site Name
North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos
Intrasite Ruin XXIII
Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower
Materials Shell
Dimensions Overall: 3.7 x 1.9 x 0.3 cm (1 7/16 x 3/4 x 1/8 in.)
Quantity 4
Label on object 2960; 46-73-10/57205
Provenance
Provenance Frank Hamilton Cushing (1886-1889)
Provenance Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1889)
Collector Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Collector Frank Hamilton Cushing (01/01/1886-01/01/1889)
Donor Mary T. Hemenway (11/15/1946)

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Piece of burned cardium shell, rounded edges, quadrangular. 2.7 x 2.5 cm.
46-73-10/57207 Piece of burned cardium shell, rounded edges, quadrangular. 2.7 x 2.5 cm.
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Cardium shell fragments, only roughly circular.
46-73-10/57129 Cardium shell fragments, only roughly circular.
Utilized Shell
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Fragments of cardium shell, various shapes.
46-73-10/57208 Fragments of cardium shell, various shapes.
Shell
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Fragments of cardium shell.
46-73-10/57209 Fragments of cardium shell.
Shell
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Fragments of cardium shell.
46-73-10/57193 Fragments of cardium shell.
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46-73-10/57026 Fragments of cardium shells
Shell
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Charred fragments of cardium? shell.
46-73-10/57121 Charred fragments of cardium? shell.
Shell
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Halves of cardium? shells, one burned.
46-73-10/57206 Halves of cardium? shells, one burned.
Shell
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46-73-10/57211 Worked fragments of shell, including cardium, glycymeris, ?
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46-73-10/57126 Roughly rounded disk of cardium shell. 2.1 x 2.6 x .3 cm.
Utilized Shell
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