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- Bull Creek Point
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Description: White chalcedony Bull Creek projectile point (left: original; right: enhanced with RTI). Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 21260). - Split-twig Figurines
Description: Split-twig figurines. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Clovis Point, Alternate View
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Description: The Desert View Clovis point. This projectile point, made of Narbona Pass (formerly Washington Pass) chert, is one of only a few Paleoindian points found in the Grand Canyon. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Cottonwood/Bullcreek Point
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Description: Cottonwood or Bull Creek projectile point from Tusayan Ruin (left: original; right: enhanced with RTI). Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 15432). - Split-twig Figurines
Description: Split-twig figurine. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Gray Chert Biface
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Description: Gray chert biface (left: original; right: enhanced with RTI). Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 16032). - Corrugated Sherds
Tusayan Gray Ware, manufactured in the Kayenta cultural area of northeastern Arizona, was the most abundant of the imported ceramic wares found on site. The sherds shown here are all Tusayan Corrugated (A.D. 1050-1175), though several show a zoned pattern involving bands of pinched corrugations and unpinched bands. - Floyd Black-on-gray
This type of pottery (Floyd Black-on-gray) was made between A.D. 800 and 1025 and is associated with the Cohonina archaeological culture. - Awl
This image shows the two sides of a bone awl recovered from the hearth of the pit house. The awl, blackened from burning, was broken during excavation, but could be refit, as shown here. Made from the metapodial of an artiodactyl (deer species), the awl measured 105 mm long and was decorated with a series of worn and polished ridges on one edge. Awls served a variety of purposes and were used prehistorically the manufacture of clothing, baskets, and sandals. - Medicine Black-on-red
Another type of imported ceramic found at the site was Tsegi Orange Ware, also manufactured in the Kayenta cultural area. Types represented include Medicine Black-on-red (shown here), which dates to A.D. 1050-1125, and Tusayan Black-on-red (A.D. 1065-1200). - Split-twig Figurine, Head
Description: Detail of the head of a split-twig figurine. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 21316). - Folsom Point
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Description: The Little Nankoweap Folsom point, found as an isolate along the Little Colorado River. The material is likely Tolchaco chert. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: C:09:0164. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 66204). - Yucca Sandals
Description: Yucca sandals. Dimensions: Unknown Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Deadmans Gray Jar Sherds
Pictured here are the remains of a Deadmans Gray jar recovered from the upper fill of the pit house. This vessel may have rested on the roof before it collapsed and represents the most common pottery type found at the site. - Split-twig Figurines
Description: Split-twig figurines. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park.