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- Fire Stick Fragment and Hearth Board
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: This hearth board and wooden fire drill would have been been used together to create fire by friction such as that caused when using a bow drill. Dimensions: (hearth board) 9.1 cm long (3.58 in); (drill) 6.0 (L) x 1.8 (diameter) cm (2.36 x 0.71 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog cards - hearth, drill). - Twigs Bound with Yucca Cordage
Description: Six twigs bound together with yucca cordage. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Reeds
Description: Reed, probably gathered for arrow shafts but unworked. Found loosely wrapped with a length of yucca leaf. Dimensions: L 45.8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Corn Cob on a Stick
Description: Corn cob on a stick. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Navajo National Monument. - Possible Arrow Shaft
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Identified as an arrow shaft, but bearing an irregular surface and diameter. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 2245). - Portion of a Cane Arrow
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Burned end of a cane arrow shaft with notch (nock) and binding. Dimensions: 2 L x 1/4 diameter (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 3184). - Wooden Loom Roller
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Belt loom roller notched at each end and bearing fire marks in some places. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 3471). - Stick Bundle
Cultural Period: Navajo (Historic) Description: Bundle of wooden sticks, similar to a weaving batten. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 3350). - Weaving Batten
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Wooden weaving batten, broken in half and fire-blackened. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 3475). - Planting Stick
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Wooden planting stick with one end flat and pointed and the other rounded. Dimensions: 40 inches long. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 264). - Digging Stick
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Wooden digging stick. Dimensions: 9 3/4 inches long. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 2233). - Fighting Stick?
Description: Wooden fighting stick? Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Navajo National Monument. - Wooden Tools
Description: Assortment of prehistoric wooden tools from the Grand Canyon, including scoops, a hafted flaked stone tool, a fire hearth, and a handle. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Hearth Board
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: This hearth board from Wupatki Pueblo would have served as the base of a fire making kit that using heat from friction (such as that created by a bow drill) to light tinder. Dimensions: 9.1 cm long (3.58 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Fire Stick Fragment
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: A fragment of a wooden fire drill found in the trash of Wupatki Pueblo. The stick would have been used in tandem with the hearth board in the next slide to create heat from friction that would in turn light tinder to start a fire. Dimensions: 6.0 (L) x 1.8 (diameter) cm (2.36 x 0.71 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card).