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- 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. - Projectile Points
Surprisingly, the projectile points (used to tip darts and arrows) recovered from the site are not typical of Cohonina-style points, and instead resemble styles used by earlier peoples (right) and Kayenta or Fremont hunters (left). - Awl, Close View
A detailed view of the worn or polished ridges on the side of the awl recovered from the pit house hearth. - Polishing Stone
This small, round stone found on the surface of the site may have been a smoothing or polishing stone, tools used most commonly in pottery manufacture. Other ground stone artifacts recovered from the site include grinding tools, such as manos and metates, used to process seeds, corn, and other foods, and abrading tools used in stone tool manufacture and perhaps hide processing. - Stone Core
Description: Stone core. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Stone Flake
Description: Large stone flake. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Hafted Knife
Description: Hafted knife. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Hafted Knife, Detail
Description: Hafted knife, detail. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Pottery Tool
A tool probably used to scrape pottery made using the coil-and-scrape method. Clay still adheres to the interior. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. 15674). - 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. - Pottery Tools
Description: Brushes, likely yucca, and a tool probably used to scrape pottery made using the coil-and-scrape method. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Pottery Tools, Alternate View
Description: Brushes, likely yucca, and a tool probably used to scrape pottery made using the coil-and-scrape method. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Clovis Point
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. - 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. - 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).