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- Hoe
Description: Flaked hoe with an ovoid shoulder and edge-thinned curved blade with polish from use. Dimensions: L 4.75 in, W 3 in, H 0.5 in. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Clovis Point
Description: Chert (possibly Tolchaco Chert) Clovis point. The point is fluted on only the one side and ground along both margins and on the base. Dimensions: 4.1 x 2.6 x 0.6 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Knife
Description: Hafted agave knife with an agave stalk handle. The stone knife blade was flaked along the edges and then pushed through the agave stalk while the stalk was still green (there are stretch cracks around the pointed end of the stone). This tool was well-used and exhibits extreme use-polish on the stone knife. Dimensions: Stalk-40.2 cm long, 4.5 cm diameter; Blade-14 x 9 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Knife
Description: Agave knife with thin flaked edges, a notch on one long edge, and use wear on the blunter end. Dimensions: 14 x 4 3/4 x 1/8 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Tabular Agave Knife
Description: Tabular agave knife flaked along one long edge. Dimensions: 10 x 4.5 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Agave Knife Meant to be Hafted
Description: Agave knife with a curved blade exhibiting use polish. The narrow point of the stone would have been used in hafting the tool. Dimensions: 4 x 2 3/4 x 7/16 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Sandstone Agave Knife
Description: Sandstone agave knife with marked use-polish on the working edge. Dimensions: 7 3/4 x 4 1/4 x 1/4 inches. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - San Pedro Point
Description: San Pedro side-notched projectile point, made from an orangish-pink mottled fossil sponge. The point has an overall red patina but has been reflaked in a few places through the patina, especially on one notch and along the edge of one side. Dimensions: 4.2 x 2.1 x .06 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Presley Wash Obsidian Biface
Description: Large Presley Wash obsidian biface alternately identified as Clovis, non-Clovis Paleoindian, and Pueblo in origin. Dimensions: 14.9 x 6.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Cienega Short Point
Description: Cienega Short projectile point made of a mottled pink/red chert and deeply notched in the corners. The point has a waxy appearance, which may indicate the chert was heat-treated before being knapped. Dimensions: 2.44 x 2.02 x 0.53 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Chiricahua Cochise Point
Description: Chiricahua Cochise point made from a red-brown mottled chert. The point has side and basal notches, and is serrated on the edges. Dimensions: 3.32 x 2.07 x 0.56 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Pinto Basin Point
Description: Fine-grained basalt Pinto Basin point made on an edge-retouched flake. The point has a slightly contracting stem, a basal notch, and random flaking pattern. Dimensions: 2.22 x 1.69 x 0.41 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Gypsum Cave Point
Description: Quartzite Gypsum Cave point with contracting sides and a slightly convex base. Dimensions: 4.2 x 2.35 x 0.55 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Pinto Point
Description: Petrified wood Pinto projectile point with a slightly contracting stem and basal notch. Dimensions: 2.15 x 1.6 x 0.35 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Cienega Stemmed Point
Description: Cienega Stemmed point made on Kaibab Chert. The point has a slightly flared stem and corner notches. Dimensions: 3.02 x 2.1 x 0.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).