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- Rubbing Stone
Description: Handstone or rubbing stone, ground on both surfaces. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: AZ U:08:091 (ASM), Feature 0, Level 0. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 6826). - Argillite Spindle Whorl
Description: Argillite spindle whorl. Dimensions: L 4.0, W 4.0, T 0.4 mm. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 4741). - Argillite Spindle Whorl, Alternate View
Description: Argillite spindle whorl. Dimensions: L 4.0, W 4.0, T 0.4 mm. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 4741). - Slate Spindle Whorl
Description: Slate spindle whorl. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Lower Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 37). - Stone Spindle Whorl
Description: Stone spindle whorl. Dimensions: Diam. 5.72 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Stone Blade
Description: Flat square blade with a tapered handle. The working end is thin with a serrated use edge and marked use wear. Dimensions: L 9.3, W 5.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Knife
Description: Curved agave knife with use wear. Dimensions: L 3.25, W 2.75, H 0.25 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - 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). - Stone Spindle Whorl Fragment
Description: Schist spindle whorl fragment. Dimensions: Radius 1.25 inches, H 1/16 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Sandstone Cylinder
Description: Cylinder made of sandstone. The circular cross-sections at both ends show use. One end is beveled. Dimensions: 5.7 cm long, diameter of 1.9 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center ( catalog card). - Small Ground Stone Cylinder
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Small ground stone cylinder with flat ends and faceted sides. Dimensions: L 1.8, DIAM 1.3 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 15, FLOOR. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Handstone
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Small quartz handstone described as a “hammerstone” in the artifact catalog. The artifact bears smooth sides, is rectangular, and has some pecking in the center of two of the faces. Dimensions: L 7.7, W 4.7, T 3.7 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 16, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Cobble Tool
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Cobble tool described in the artifact catalog as a “paint grinder” with red paint on one surface. The artifact was also used as hammerstone, as evidenced by the battering on the end. Dimensions: L 8.8, W 7.3, T 5.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 18, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Cobble Tool, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Cobble tool described in the artifact catalog as a “paint grinder” with red paint on one surface. The artifact was also used as hammerstone, as evidenced by the battering on the end. Dimensions: L 8.8, W 7.3, T 5.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 18, 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.