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- Awls from the Refuse Mound
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Eight awls from the refuse mound at Atsinna Pueblo. Back Row: Deer metapodial awl with a modified head (left); bird or rabbit bone awl (center); split deer metapodial awl (right). Center Row: Bird bone awl (left); bird tarsometatarsus awl missing the tip (center); and a deer metapodial awl (right). Front Row: Splinter awl with a modified head and missing tip (left); and a metapodial awl with a modified head and missing tip (right). Dimensions: Back Row: L 6.3, W 2.1 CM (left); L 7.2, W 1.5 CM (center); L 7.0, W 2.0 CM (right); Center Row: L 5.9, DIAM 0.5 (left); L 7.3, W 2.4 CM (center); L 5.2, W 2.0 CM (right); Front Row: L 9.2, W 1.2 CM (left); L 15.5, W 1.7 CM (right). Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Refuse mound, Test 2. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Carved Bone Gaming Piece
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: A possible bone gaming piece carving with an interlocking pattern similar to Black Mesa ceramic decorations. Found in a room at Wupatki Pueblo, it is also possible that the bone was used as a weaving batten or perhaps worn as an adornment Dimensions: 7.7(L) x 1.95(W) x 0.32(T)cm (3.03 x 0.77 x 0.13in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Deer Bone Awl
Description: Awl made from deer bone. Dimensions: L 9.22 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Bone Awl
Description: Bone awl from the metatarsus of a deer. Dimensions: L 20.3 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Deer Bone Awl
Description: Bone awl made from the metatarsus of deer(proximal end). Dimensions: L 11.8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Deer Bone Awl
Description: Awl made from a deer ulna. Dimensions: L 19 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Polished Bone Tube
Description: Polished bone tube, made from the bone of large Swainson or small red-tail hawk, and likely intended for use as a whistle. Dimensions: L 4.5, W 0.8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Wood and Bone Awls or Hairpins
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Wood and bone awls or hairpins. Catalog No. 2228 is illustrated in Keith Anderson's dissertation on Tsegi Phase technology. Catalog No. 1008 is made of bone; the others are wood. Dimensions: 4 1/2 X 7/16 X 9/16 inches (Catalog No. 2226). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 15440 - bottom, 1008 - second from bottom, 2228 - second from top, and 2226 - top). - Deer Bone Awl
Description: Awl made from the cannon bone of a deer. Dimensions: L 14.6 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Bone Spindle Whorl
Description: Spindle whorl made from a deer's scapula. Dimensions: Diam. 4.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Bone Spindle Whorl, Alternate View
Description: Spindle whorl made from a deer's scapula. Dimensions: Diam. 4.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Bone Gaming Pieces
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Nalakihu, constructed late A.D. 1100s) Description: Highly polished bone pieces thought to perhaps have been used in gaming. These three pieces were found in Nalakihu Pueblo, located at the base of Citadel Ruin. Dimensions: Rectangular, approx. 3.0 cm wide; circular, approx. 1.5 cm diameter (1.18 x 0.59 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog cards 1 and 2 for the rectangular pieces on the left, or 3 for the circular piece on the right). - 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). - Antler Tine Tool
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Antler tine tool from Atsinna Pueblo. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 1-S, ON S BENCH. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Bone Awl or Hairpin
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Bone awl or hairpin carved at one end. The carving could be a feather, an arrow point, or the rattle of a rattlesnake. Although not broken, this piece was found in the trash of Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 9.6 cm long (3.78 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card).