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- Raw Cotton
Description: Raw cotton. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Prehistoric Corn, Beans, and Squash
Description: 800-year-old agricultural foods from Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Prehistoric Corn Cobs
Description: 800-year-old corn cobs from Wupatki Pueblo. Prehistoric corn was quite a bit smaller than most modern varieties, but capable of successful growth in the harsh Southwest environment. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Corn
Description: A short corn cob retaining most of the original kernels. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 448). - Corn Cob on a Stick
Description: Corn cob on a stick. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Navajo National Monument. - Squash Stem Strung on Yucca Cord
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Vegetal material believed to be a squash stem, strung on yucca cord. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 541). - Squash-shell Scoop
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Scoop made from the hard shell of a cucurbit (squash). Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo). Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Corn Kernels
Description: Sixteen corn kernels. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Yucca Quid
Description: Yucca quid (chewed fibers/leaves). Dimensions: (left) 2.06 cm, (center)1.37 cm, (right) 2.86 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Corn Stalk and Sticks
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Corn stalk and part of the adjoining ear with four sticks stuck into one end. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 575). - Cotton Seeds
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Cotton seeds from Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Pumpkin Rind
Description: Pumpkin rind. Dimensions: Approximately 7.2 cm long x 5.1 cm wide. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center. - Squash-shell Scoop, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Scoop made from the hard shell of a cucurbit (squash). Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo). Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Squash Stem
Description: Squash stem. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center. - Food Remains
Description: Corn, beans, squash, and cotton. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1484 - cob, TONT 387 - charred bean, TONT 1451 - seed, TONT 390 - yellow bean, TONT 1493 - cotton, and TONT 1459 - red kernels).