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- Axe Handle
Description: Prehistoric axe handle, encrusted with salt; a bit of yucca fiber tie still clings to the end. Dimensions: 7.1 cm from end, stick thinned for 17.4 cm by removal of wood from one side (55.8 x 2.6 cm). Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Flagstaff Black-on-white Olla
Rotate Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Flagstaff Black-on-white olla. Dimensions: 18 H x 18 W (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 154). - Arrowshaft Straightener
Description: Oval arrowshaft straightener with transverse groove; stone has been burned. Dimensions: Approximately 9 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 429). - Matting Fragment
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Laurie Webster, of the University of Arizona, identified this artifact as a coarse plaited wicker mat-like object. The warp elements are 5.0-6.0 mm in diameter and 1.5-2.0 cm apart, and the weft elements are 5.0-6.0 mm wide and 5.0-6.0 mm apart. Archaeobotanist Karen Adams identified the raw material as five-to-ten year old split oak (Quercus sp.) stems. Dimensions: 16.0 cm long and 16.5 cm wide. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Argillite Pipe
Description: Broken tubular argillite pipe. Dimensions: L 6.4, diam 1.3, and 2.3, inner diam 2.2 and 1.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Cobble Mano or Smoothing Stone
Description: Sandstone cobble mano or smoothing stone; if the latter, this tool may have been used for plastering work. Dimensions: 14.2 x 8 x 5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Raw Cotton
Description: Raw cotton. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Coiled Basket Fragments
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Fragments of a close-coiled basketry bowl identified by Laurie Webster, of the University of Arizona, as having a two-rod and bundle foundation and non-interlocking stitches. The rods are 2.0 mm in diameter, and the stitches average 1.5 mm in width. The weave density is two to three rows and five to six stitches per cm. Archaeobotanist Karen Adams identified the rods and stitches as sumac (Rhus sp., probably , aromatic, and the bundle (technically a welt in this basket) appears to be a twisted yucca leaf. Dimensions: 6.5 long x 21.0 wide cm, 4.0 wide x 16.0 long cm, 3.8 wide x 16.8 long cm, and 2.5 long x 13.0 wide cm. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Moenkopi Corrugated Mug
Rotate Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Smoke-blacked corrugated mug with a 3-plait handle and flared lip. Dimensions: 6 1/2 H x 7 1/4 W (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 143). - Tusayan Corrugated Mug
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta (A.D. 1030 - A.D. 1300+) Description: Gray Tusayan Corrugated mug found near Wupatki National Monument. This mug is an example of Kayenta-style pottery. Dimensions: 11.0 cm (H) x 6.8 cm (rim diameter) (4.33 x 2.68 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Sosi-style Tusayan Black-on-red Jar
Rotate Cultural Period: Ancestral Period Description: Sosi-style Tusayan Black-on-red jar from the John and Louisa Wetherill estate. Dimensions: 9.5 tall x 20 diameter; mouth diameter = 3.5 (cm). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 338). - Turkey Feather and Rabbit Fur Cordage
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Turkey House, constructed approx. A.D. 980) Description: Yucca cordage twined with turkey feathers and/or rabbit fur and knotted in two places. Dimensions: 51 centimeters long (20.0 inches). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card); on loan from the Museum of Northern Arizona. - Argillite or Hematite Pendant
Description: Flat rectangular argillite or hematite pendant drilled for suspension. Dimensions: 2.8 x 2 x 0.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Argillite Marking Dauber
Description: Triangular argillite marking dauber or pendant. Dimensions: L 5.4, W 1.4, H .7 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card ).