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- Bone Sewing Tools
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Needles and awls fashioned from animal bone; recovered from Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki. - Burden Basket
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Sinagua Description: Large basket fragment, 2 rod and bundle construction. Dimensions: 21.5 cm (H) x 12.8 cm (basal diam.) Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki. - Burials at Wupatki
People were often buried in rooms such as this; consequently, graves and beliefs were inadvertently violated when this site was excavated. The Native American Graves Protection and Repatriation Ace of 1990 (NAGPRA), asserts that the present day American Indian tribes affiliated with archaeological sites have rights and beliefs to be protected. This Act helps ensure that decisions about these places reflect the values and wishes of those who were here before. As tribes exert more control over their heritage, diverse opinions about appropriate treatment of archaeological sites emerge. As an example, most Puebloan groups believe if human creations were made to last forever and not let to die, "the world would get filled up, and the purpose of living would disappear." This philosophy challenges National Park Service mandates to preserve and perpetuate the physical remains of the past.
Look for a doorway filled in with stones. Why would the occupants close off a doorway? - Carved Abalone Shell Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Abalone shell carved into a bird pendant. Unfortunately, no provenience information is known for this artifact, so culture, period, and location of origin cannot be established. Dimensions: 4.2 cm long x 1.0 cm wide. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - 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). - Carved Shell Pendant or Bracelet Fragment
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Carved Glycymeris shell from Wupatki Pueblo. The carving may be of a lizard, but it is unknown if the piece served as a bracelet or perhaps a pendant. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Carved Stone Pendant
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Carved green stone pendant. Provenience unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Ceramic Figurine
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Painted ceramic quadruped from a pottery vessel found in Wupatki Pueblo. Design is possibly Tularosa Black-on-white. Dimensions: 3.9 cm (H) x 2.1 cm (W) x 1.8 cm (T). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Ceramic Spindle Whorl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta Description: Black-on-white spindle whorl from the trash between rooms in Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 1.96 cm wide x 0.2 cm thick. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Chiricahua-style Point
Cultural Period: Archaic (Middle Archaic, 4,800 - 2,500 BP) Description: This projectile point was made from translucent white chalcedony and found near Doney Peak in Wupatki National Monument. Dimensions: 2.85 (L) x 1.95 (W) x 0.35 (T) cm (1.12 x 0.77 x 0.14 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Citadel-Nalakihu Camp
Description: View looking west toward Citadel Pueblo and the field camp for the Nalakihu excavations. The excavated and reconstructed Nalakihu Pueblo is visible at the right center of the photo. Date: Spring 1934. Collection: Wupatki National Monument (Catalog No. WUPA 19734). - Clay
- Clay Fetishes
Cultural Period: Navajo Description: Modeled clay figurines made by Clyde Peshlakai, a prominent Navajo resident of the Wupatki National Monument area, c. 1938. The sheep on the left was fired by Dr. Colton. The steer in the center bears a yarn tail and was never fired. Likewise, the horse was never fired and bears a yarn tail not visible in this image. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card 1, catalog card 2, catalog card 3). - Clay Figurine
Cultural Period: Unknown Description: Unfired clay quadruped figurine. The figurine unfortunately lacks provenience information that would help identify the cultural period of manufacture. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card); on load from the Museum of Northern Arizona. - Clay with Basket Imprint
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Clay bearing basket impressions, found in a room in Wupatki Pueblo. The clay may have been collected in the basket for future use in ceramic manufacture. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card).