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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). - Well-made Full-groove Maul, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Well-made full-groove maul. Dimensions: L 8.9, DIAM 8.8 - 7.3 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Probably Surface. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Well-made Full-groove Maul
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Well-made full-groove maul. Dimensions: L 8.9, DIAM 8.8 - 7.3 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Probably Surface. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Unfinished Axe
Description: Unfinished axe with the end of the blade shaped by pecking. The stone was apparently carefully selected because it already had much of the shape and size needed for the finished product. Dimensions: 16.6 x 8.5 x 5.5 cm; Weight 2 lbs 14 oz. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Subrectangular Flat-faced Maul, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Subrectangular full-groove flat-faced maul. Dimensions: L 10.0, W 8.7, T 5.8 CM; groove average W 2.8, D 0.7 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 4, SW CORNER, ON FLOOR. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Subrectangular Flat-faced Maul
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Subrectangular full-groove flat-faced maul. Dimensions: L 10.0, W 8.7, T 5.8 CM; groove average W 2.8, D 0.7 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 4, SW CORNER, ON FLOOR. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Stone Axe
View 3D Model Description: Stone axe with hafting groove; cutting edge is smoothed from use. Collected from the Echo Cliffs area. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 15477). - Stone Axe
Description: 3/4 groove stone axe. Dimensions: Approximately 10.5 x 5.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. 94?). - Stone Axe
Description: 3/4 groove stone axe. Dimensions: 6 inches long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 205). - Squared Full-groove Maul, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Squared flat-face vesicular basalt maul with a full groove. Dimensions: L 9.0, W 9.5, T 9.8 CM; groove average W 2.0, D 0.8 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), MAIN PLAZA, TEST 1, 36.00-38.75 M. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Squared Full-groove Maul
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Squared flat-face vesicular basalt maul with a full groove. Dimensions: L 9.0, W 9.5, T 9.8 CM; groove average W 2.0, D 0.8 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), MAIN PLAZA, TEST 1, 36.00-38.75 M. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Small Axe or Chisel
Description: Small toy axe, or possible chisel, made from argillaceous limestone and notched on the sides. Dimensions: 7 x 2.6 x 1.2 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Small 3/4-groove Maul
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Small 3/4-groove maul, well-worn on both use ends. Dimensions: L 5.0, W 3.9, T 4.0 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 2, LOWER FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - 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). - 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).