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- Natural Cup-shaped Concretions
Description: Naturally formed concretions found at Wupatki Pueblo and used for grinding pigments. Dimensions: (left) 0.7H x 1.5diam cm (0.28 x 0.59 in); (right) 3.3H x 1.7W cm (1.3 x 0.67 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card 1, catalog card 2). - Stone Bowl
Cultural Period: Unknown Description: Stone bowl made from pecked and ground basalt. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki. - Basalt Cylinders
Cultural Period: Sinagua Description: Shaped scoriaceous basalt cylinders; function unknown. Recovered primarily from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: Max. - 8.95 cm (L) x 3.12 c (diam.); Min. - 4.6 cm (L) x 2.1 (diam.). Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki. - Basalt "Bullets"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Sinagua Description: Tapering, bullet-shaped objects made of basalt and carefully smoothed; found in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: Left - Unknown; Right - 6.25 cm (L) x 1.6 cm (diam.). Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki. - Polishing Stone
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Stone used for smoothing and polishing pottery. Provenience unknown. Dimensions: 4.5 cm (H) x 4.0 cm (W) x 2.5 cm (T) (1.77 x 1.57 x 0.98 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Stone Balls
Description: Game tallies? Kick ball? Sling stone? Club head? Or kiva "thunder" stone, rolled across the floor to imitate thunder? Stone balls had many uses. The ball on the left retains what may be hematite or ocher pigment and measures approximately 6.9 cm in width. The ball on the right measures approximately 4.8 cm wide, and was collected with a mortar, in which the ball fit. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card 1, catalog card 2). - Arrow Shaft Straightener
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Sandstone slab with a single groove thought to have been used for straightening arrow shafts; from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 10.8 (L) x 10.5 (W) x 3.1 (T) cm; groove 3-4 mm deep (4.25 x 4.13 x 1.22 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Full-grooved Basalt Axe Head
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Basalt axe head with a full groove for hafting found on the surface at Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 7.95 (H) x 4.95 (W) x 3.95 (T) cm 3.13 x 1.95 x 1.56 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Paint Palette
Cultural Period: Unknown Description: Carved stone palette bearing traces of red pigment. Unfortunately, the provenience of this artifact is unknown, so the culture or temporal period of use cannot be established. Dimensions: 10.5 (L) x 6.5 (W) cm (4.13 in x 2.56 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Paint Palette
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Stone palette shaped by chipping and grinding sandstone to form a rectangular shape in which three cupules are spaced equally. Each cupule still bears the remnants of minerals ground for paint pigment at Wupatki Pueblo. The yellow, orange, and brown pigments are derived from iron-rich minerals such as limonite, ochre, and perhaps hematite. Dimensions: 23.0L x 11.7W x 3.7T cm. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Basalt Pottery Anvil
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Basalt pottery anvil used as an aid in shaping ceramic vessels. Provenience unknown. Dimensions: 6 cm (H) x 8.5 cm (W) (2.36 x 3.35 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument.