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- Well-polished Axe
Description: Well-polished 3/4-groove axe with a rather square outline. Dimensions: L 13.4, W 6.4, H 3.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Double-bitted Axe
Description: Double-bitted diorite axe with a 3/4-groove and use wear on both cutting edges. Dimensions: 8.25 x 3.25 in; Weight 1 lb 6 oz. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - 3/4-groove Axe
Description: Diorite 3/4 groove axe, polished on all surfaces, and retaining an intact cutting edge. Dimensions: 6 x 3 x 2 in; Weight 2 lbs 7 oz. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Sandstone Axe
Description: Double-bitted sandstone 3/4-groove axe with one end showing heavy use. Dimensions: 5.5 x 2 in; WT 14 oz. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - 3/4-groove Axe
Description: Diorite 3/4-groove axe with the poll end polished and the remainder only roughly shaped. A spall has broken off the top. Dimensions: L 24.2, H 6.4, W 4.8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - 3/4-groove Axe
Description: Well-shaped porphyritic diorite 3/4-groove axe with polishing and use wear on the cutting edge. Dimensions: L 9 x 3 1/4 x 1 7/8 in; Weight 2 lb 5 oz. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - 3/4-groove Axe
Description: 3/4-groove diorite axe. The flattened surface is natural, not worked. Dimensions: L 17.7, W 5.1 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Diorite 3/4-groove Axe
Description: Single bit 3/4-groove axe made of diorite. The axe is polished, but rather coarsely, with fine polishing only at the tip of the blade. The blade tapers 2 cm on each side and to the poll. The widest part is a little above the center of the axe, and the poll is flattened slightly. Dimensions: L 26.4, W 7.4; Poll W 5.1, L 3.2; Groove W 2.2, D .4; Blade L 21 cm; Weight 3 lb 14 oz. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Hafted Axe
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Fully-grooved stone axe hafted with a wooden loop handle, collected by Byron Cummings in 1909. The axe head is made of basalt. The bit and sides are polished, but the back of the head is rough - either pecked or used for pounding. The handle is looped around the lateral groove in the axe head, and smaller split twigs or vines hold the handle and axe head in place. Red pigment is still apparent on the loop around the axe head. Dimensions: 4 L x 3 1/4 W x 2 7/8 T (axe). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 433). - Full-groove Axe
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Basalt full-groove axe head. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 2596). - Sandstone Maul
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Coarse sandstone maul shaped by pecking and bearing a full center groove. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 372). - Reworked Axe, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Reworked grooved axe used as a “pecking hammer.” One bit is coated with an organic substance. Dimensions: L 9.3, W 3.3, T 2.1 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), TEST 5, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Reworked Axe
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Reworked grooved axe used as a “pecking hammer.” One bit is coated with an organic substance. Dimensions: L 9.3, W 3.3, T 2.1 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), TEST 5, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Reworked Fragment
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Reworked fragment of a helved tool, possibly an axe. The artifact catalog suggests use in scraping and rubbing. Dimensions: L 5.5, W 6.5, T 1.2 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), SURFACE. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Broken Axe/Maul
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Broken full-groove axe reused as a maul. An unknown organic substance is present on one side. Dimensions: L 9.4, W 8.1, T 4.7 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 10, FLOOR. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.