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- "Stone Bar or Bell"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Large cylindrical artifact described in the artifact catalog as a “stone bar or bell” and a “digging tool/pestle?” with a ground, pecked surface and one flat side. The catalog indicated the material is gneiss, most likely from near Mt. Sedgwick to the north. Dimensions: L 48.9, W 8.9, T 5.6 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 1-S, E CACHE. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Stone Bar or Bell," Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Large cylindrical artifact described in the artifact catalog as a “stone bar or bell” and a “digging tool/pestle?” with a ground, pecked surface and one flat side. The catalog indicated the material is gneiss, most likely from near Mt. Sedgwick to the north. Dimensions: L 48.9, W 8.9, T 5.6 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 1-S, E CACHE. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Weight" or "Ceremonial Maul"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Small grooved stone with rounded ends described in the artifact catalog as a possible weight or “ceremonial maul.” The groove follows a natural inconsistency in the rock. Dimensions: L 4.5, DIAM 2.9-2.6 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 14, FLOOR. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Abrading Stone
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Flat abrader with a one concave abraded surface; an unknown organic substance is present on the abraded surface. Dimensions: L 13.7, W 11.6, T 0.3 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 1, SOUTH VENT FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Agave Knife
Description: Curved agave knife with use wear. Dimensions: L 3.25, W 2.75, H 0.25 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Anvil or Smoother
Description: Stone anvil or smoother. The stone is deeply worn around the center for a handle or to facilitate holding. One end smoothed from use. Dimensions: Approximately 6 cm tall, base diam. 7.25 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 99). - Argillite Marking Dauber
Description: Triangular argillite marking dauber or pendant. Dimensions: L 5.4, W 1.4, H .7 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card ). - Argillite Pipe
Description: Broken tubular argillite pipe. Dimensions: L 6.4, diam 1.3, and 2.3, inner diam 2.2 and 1.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Argillite Spindle Whorl
Description: Argillite spindle whorl. Dimensions: L 4.0, W 4.0, T 0.4 mm. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 4741). - Argillite Spindle Whorl, Alternate View
Description: Argillite spindle whorl. Dimensions: L 4.0, W 4.0, T 0.4 mm. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 4741). - Basalt "Bullets"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Sinagua Description: Tapering, bullet-shaped objects made of basalt and carefully smoothed; found in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: Left - Unknown; Right - 6.25 cm (L) x 1.6 cm (diam.). Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki. - Basalt Cylinder
Description: Cylinder made from scoriaceous basalt. The maker ground the stone to create this shape with rounded ends, but the function is unknown. Dimensions:8.6 cm (L), 2.73 cm (Diam). Collection: On display at Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Basalt Cylinders
Cultural Period: Sinagua Description: Shaped scoriaceous basalt cylinders; function unknown. Recovered primarily from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: Max. - 8.95 cm (L) x 3.12 c (diam.); Min. - 4.6 cm (L) x 2.1 (diam.). Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki. - Cobble Mano or Smoothing Stone
Description: Sandstone cobble mano or smoothing stone; if the latter, this tool may have been used for plastering work. Dimensions: 14.2 x 8 x 5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Cobble Tool
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Cobble tool described in the artifact catalog as a “paint grinder” with red paint on one surface. The artifact was also used as hammerstone, as evidenced by the battering on the end. Dimensions: L 8.8, W 7.3, T 5.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 18, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.