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- Awl
This image shows the two sides of a bone awl recovered from the hearth of the pit house. The awl, blackened from burning, was broken during excavation, but could be refit, as shown here. Made from the metapodial of an artiodactyl (deer species), the awl measured 105 mm long and was decorated with a series of worn and polished ridges on one edge. Awls served a variety of purposes and were used prehistorically the manufacture of clothing, baskets, and sandals. - Awl, Close View
A detailed view of the worn or polished ridges on the side of the awl recovered from the pit house hearth. - Grooved Rib
Description: Large carnivore rib notched with parallel transverse grooves on one side; identified as a possible rasper for a basket drum. Dimensions: L 8.3 cm. Provenience: Upper Ruin, Room 13. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 335). - Deer Bone Awl
Description: Deer (Odocoileus sp.) bone awl. Dimensions: L 11.1 cm. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 455). - Deer Bone Awl
Description: Split shaft awl made from the long bone of a deer (Odocoileus sp.). Dimensions: L 7.1, W 0.8 cm. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 446). - Split Bone Awl
Description: Split bone awl. Dimensions: L 4 1/2, Max Diam 1/2 in. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1545). - Worked Deer Bone
Description: Worked deer bone (distal tibia). Dimensions: L 2 1/4 in. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1548). - Worked Deer Bone, Alternate View
Description: Worked deer bone (distal tibia). Dimensions: L 2 1/4 in. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1548). - Worked Deer Bone, Alternate View 2
Description: Worked deer bone (distal tibia). Dimensions: L 2 1/4 in. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1548). - Bone Awl
Description: Ground and polished awl made from a deer (Odocoileus sp.) metapodial. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 5090). - Deer Bone Awl
Description: Ground and polished awl with scoring along the lateral edge; made from the metapodial of a deer (Odocoileus sp.). Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 5262). - Deer Bone Awl, Alternate View
Description: Ground and polished awl with scoring along the lateral edge; made from the metapodial of a deer (Odocoileus sp.). Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 5262). - Mule Deer Bone
Description: Mule deer (Odocoileus hemionus) bone. Dimensions: L 8.95 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Red-breasted Merganser Humerus
Description: The complete left humerus of a red-breasted merganser (Mergus serrator), a bird quite rare in Arizona today. Dimensions: L 8.2 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Tarsometatarsus of an American Coot
Description: Right tarsometatarsus of an American Coot (Fulica americana). Dimensions: L 5.52 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center ( catalog card).