Cardium shell disks--roughly circular. largest: 2.4 x 2.0 x .3 cm. and smallest

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Object Number 46-73-10/57130

Display Title Cardium shell disks--roughly circular. largest: 2.4 x 2.0 x .3 cm. and smallest

Descriptions

Object Description Cardium shell disks--roughly circular. largest: 2.4 x 2.0 x .3 cm. and smallest: 1.6 x 1.5 x .2 cm.

Inventory Description Organic, shell, worked, discoidal

Classification

Utilized Shell

Department Archaeological

Culture

Salado Period

Geography/Provenience/Site Name

North America / United States / Arizona / Maricopa County / <City> / Los Muertos

Intrasite Surface

Additional Geographic Terms Salt River Valley; Salado, Lower

Materials Shell

Dimensions Overall: 2.5 x 2.1 x 0.2 cm (1 x 13/16 x 1/16 in.)

Quantity 3

Label on object 3034c; 46-73-10/57130

Provenance

Provenance Hemenway Southwestern Archaeological Expedition (1886-1889)

Provenance Frank Hamilton Cushing (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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PrimaryMedia	Object Number	Title	Classification	Geography/Provenience
	46-73-10/57132	Cardium shell disks. smallest: 1.4 dia., .5 cm. th. and largest: 2.4 cm. dia.,	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
	46-73-10/57110	Carved shell disks with perforations--cardium shell? largest: 2.7 x 2.3 cm., sm	Ornament	Los Muertos
	46-73-10/57128	Cardium shell disks--edges unsmoothed on larger disk. 3.3 x 2.5 .2 cm and 2.2 x	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
	46-73-10/57200	Pieces of shell (mostly cardium), rectangular. largest: 1.9 x 1.2 cm., smalles	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
	46-73-10/57131	Cardium shell disks--one with notches on part of edge and beginning of perforati	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
	46-73-10/57018A	Complete dosinia shells, surfaces worn - largest: 10.4 x 11.2 cm., smallest: 8.9	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
	46-73-10/57204	Piece of cardium shell, square-shaped. 2.4 x 2.7 cm.	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
Image Not Available for 2 rhyolite flakes (debris - 2.4 x 2.0 x 0.2 cm.; 2.2 x 0.6 x 0.2 cm.); 1 basalt	977-17-10/57442	2 rhyolite flakes (debris - 2.4 x 2.0 x 0.2 cm.; 2.2 x 0.6 x 0.2 cm.); 1 basalt		Palmer Area 5
Image Not Available for 2 quartzite fragments: 2.7 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm., 13.5 gm.; 2.2 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm., 2.1 g	977-17-10/57389	2 quartzite fragments: 2.7 x 2.4 x 2.0 cm., 13.5 gm.; 2.2 x 1.0 x 0.8 cm., 2.1 g		Palmer Area 5
	46-73-10/57018B	Complete dosinia shells, surfaces worn - largest: 10.4 x 11.2 cm., smallest: 8.9	Shell	Los Muertos
	46-73-10/57126	Roughly rounded disk of cardium shell. 2.1 x 2.6 x .3 cm.	Utilized Shell	Los Muertos
	977-4-20/25515	19 small jade pendants, incised. Smallest: 2.5 x 1.2 x 1.1 cm Largest: 3.2 x 1	Ground Stone	Costa Rica

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