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- 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. - Refitted Grooved Abrader, Groove Depth
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Refitted broken abrader with three edges and the faces partly smoothed, and a deep V-shaped groove across the face. Random scratches are also present on the use surface, which is roughly rectangular in plan view. Dimensions: L 7.0, W 5.2, T 2.0 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), REFUSE MOUND, TEST 2, BACKFILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Refitted Grooved Abrader
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Refitted broken abrader with three edges and the faces partly smoothed, and a deep V-shaped groove across the face. Random scratches are also present on the use surface, which is roughly rectangular in plan view. Dimensions: L 7.0, W 5.2, T 2.0 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), REFUSE MOUND, TEST 2, BACKFILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Red Polishing Stone
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Elongate well-polished red polishing stone. Dimensions: L 5.8, W 2.7 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 16, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Rectangular Stone Bowl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Rectangular stone bowl. Dimensions: L 12.0, W 10.3, T 4.0 CM; Depression 1.5 CM DEEP; Border/Rim approximately 2.7 CM W. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 20, FLOOR & 1 FOOT ABOVE. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Re-used Broken Axe/Maul
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Re-used broken 3/4-groove axe/maul. Dimensions: L 8.7, W 6.4, T 3.9 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 11, FILL OUTSIDE S WALL, 0-80 CM. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Pumice Mortar and Ball
Description: Pumice mortar and smoothed pumice ball. Dimensions: Height 1.3 cm, Diameter 3.2 cm, bowl 2.2 x 1.4 cm (mortar). Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card - mortar, catalog card - ball). - Pumice Mortar
Description: Oval pumice mortar. Dimensions: 23.2 x 14.7 x 8.9 cm (outer); 20.3 x 12 x 3.1 cm (inner). Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Prehistoric Axe with a Modern Handle
Description: Diorite axe with a 3/4 groove and modern hafting. Dimensions: 19 x 7 cm; Weight 41 oz. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Pottery Anvil or Stopper
Description: Red sandstone pottery anvil or possibly a stopper that would have been used in the mouth or a small olla or jug. Dimensions: Base diam. approximately 8 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 98). - Possible Whetstone
Description: Sandstone with part of one surface rubbed smooth; presumably used as whetstone. Dimensions: Approximately 20 x 10.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 100). - Possible Pestle, Alternate View
Description: Rectangular piece of partially polished groundstone with a square cross-section identified as a possible pestle. Both ends are slightly tapered and one end is ground smooth. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 2576). - Possible Pestle
Description: Cylindrical stone tool; possibly a pestle. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Lower Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 98). - Possible Pestle
Description: Rectangular piece of partially polished groundstone with a square cross-section identified as a possible pestle. Both ends are slightly tapered and one end is ground smooth. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 2576).