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- Paint Palette
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Stone palette shaped by chipping and grinding sandstone to form a rectangular shape in which three cupules are spaced equally. Each cupule still bears the remnants of minerals ground for paint pigment at Wupatki Pueblo. The yellow, orange, and brown pigments are derived from iron-rich minerals such as limonite, ochre, and perhaps hematite. Dimensions: 23.0L x 11.7W x 3.7T cm. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Basalt Pottery Anvil
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Basalt pottery anvil used as an aid in shaping ceramic vessels. Provenience unknown. Dimensions: 6 cm (H) x 8.5 cm (W) (2.36 x 3.35 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Prehistoric Corn, Beans, and Squash
Description: 800-year-old agricultural foods from Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Prehistoric Corn Cobs
Description: 800-year-old corn cobs from Wupatki Pueblo. Prehistoric corn was quite a bit smaller than most modern varieties, but capable of successful growth in the harsh Southwest environment. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Ceramic Figurine
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Painted ceramic quadruped from a pottery vessel found in Wupatki Pueblo. Design is possibly Tularosa Black-on-white. Dimensions: 3.9 cm (H) x 2.1 cm (W) x 1.8 cm (T). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Clovis Point
Cultural Period: Paleoindian (Clovis ≈ 13,000 BP) Description: Clovis fluted projectile point found northeast of West Mesa and east of the Citadel Sink in Wupatki National Monument, Arizona. According to the results of x-ray fluorescence (XRF) testing, the point was made from Black Tank obsidian, the source of which is located more than 50 miles from Wupatki National Monument. Dimensions: 55.4 mm (L) x 27.8 mm (max. W) x 8.8 (max. T). Base width is 25.2 mm (9.2 in) with a basal concavity depth of 4.3 mm. (1.7 in) Both lateral margins are ground. ( 21.8 x 10.9 x 3.5 in ). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). Additional Information: Christian E. Downum (1993) Evidence of a Clovis Presence at Wupatki National Monument. Kiva 58(4):487-494. - Plainview Point
Culture: Paleoindian (Plainview ≈ 13,000 - 10,000 BP) Description: Plainview projectile point base from Wupatki Pueblo, Wupatki National Monument. The material is an unsourced brown chert. The basal thinning on this point is reminiscent of Clovis fluting, leading some researchers to classify this point as a Clovis fluted point rather than a Plainview. Dimensions: 5.2 cm (L) x 2.5 cm (W) x 0.30 cm (T) (2.0 x .98 x .12 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card).