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- "Loom Anchor"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 5.2, DIAM 3.9 CM Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Floor & 1 foot above Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Squeezed" Clay
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Crudely shaped, unevenly squeezed clay/ceramic object with one end twisted off and the other slightly tapered with a small central hole. Dimensions: L 4.8, DIAM 1.9 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Refuse mound, Test 2, fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Loom Anchor"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 5.6, DIAM 4.1 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Floor & 1 foot above. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Roof Clay, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Unfired clay with a roof beam (latilla) impression. Dimensions: L 9.8, W 6.2, T 4.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Floor & 1 foot above. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Loom Anchor" Fragment
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 5.0, DIAM 3.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Loom Anchor" Fragment, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 5.0, DIAM 3.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Roof Clay
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Unfired clay with a roof beam (latilla) impression. Dimensions: L 9.8, W 6.2, T 4.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Floor & 1 foot above. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Loom Anchor"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Gray-slipped, unfired “loom anchor.” Such an object might have been used to weigh down wefts during weaving; however, this technique is not known for the prehistoric Southwest, so this artifact likely served a different function. Dimensions: L 4.9, DIAM 4.2 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 20, Floor & 1 foot above. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Unfired Duck Effigy (?)
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Unfired egg-shaped piece of clay with a punched hole in the top and a small bulbous protrusion on one end interpreted as the head of a duck in the artifact catalog. Dimensions: H 2.0, W 2.5, L 3.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Modeled Spindle Whorl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Unslipped grayware modeled spindle whorl. Dimensions: L 2.1, DIAM 2.3 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Rm 14, Lower fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Unfired Miniature Vessel, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Miniature vessel, possible a duck pot, but missing the head. Unfired. Dimensions: H 1.7, DIAM 3.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Rm 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Unfired Duck Effigy (?), Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Unfired egg-shaped piece of clay with a punched hole in the top and a small bulbous protrusion on one end interpreted as the head of a duck in the artifact catalog. Dimensions: H 2.0, W 2.5, L 3.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Low-fired Ceramic Oval
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Low-fired flattened ceramic oval with a round depression near one end; found with a similar artifact bearing two depressions, one on each end. Dimensions: L 4.0, W 2.7, T 1.4. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Rm 11 (Kiva A), Floor, near bench. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Unfired Miniature Jar, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Unfired miniature jar with a flat bottom. Dimensions: H 1.5, DIAM 2.8 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Lump Pottery Clay
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Lump pottery clay, pinched together at the top and flattened on the base. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Refuse mound, Test 3, 40-50 CM. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.