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- Sandstone Cylinder
Description: Cylinder made of sandstone. The circular cross-sections at both ends show use. One end is beveled. Dimensions: 5.7 cm long, diameter of 1.9 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center ( catalog card). - 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). - Cobble Tool
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Cobble tool described in the artifact catalog as a “paint grinder” with red paint on one surface. The artifact was also used as hammerstone, as evidenced by the battering on the end. Dimensions: L 8.8, W 7.3, T 5.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 18, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Cobble Tool, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Cobble tool described in the artifact catalog as a “paint grinder” with red paint on one surface. The artifact was also used as hammerstone, as evidenced by the battering on the end. Dimensions: L 8.8, W 7.3, T 5.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 18, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Small Ground Stone Cylinder
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Small ground stone cylinder with flat ends and faceted sides. Dimensions: L 1.8, DIAM 1.3 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 15, FLOOR. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Handstone
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Small quartz handstone described as a “hammerstone” in the artifact catalog. The artifact bears smooth sides, is rectangular, and has some pecking in the center of two of the faces. Dimensions: L 7.7, W 4.7, T 3.7 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 16, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Rectangular Stone Bowl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Rectangular stone bowl. Dimensions: L 12.0, W 10.3, T 4.0 CM; Depression 1.5 CM DEEP; Border/Rim approximately 2.7 CM W. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 20, FLOOR & 1 FOOT ABOVE. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Handstone Embedded with Hematite
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Discoidal “rubbing stone” with a ground use surface embedded with hematite. Dimensions: L 9.3, W 8.8, T 3.0 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 2, SW CORNER, VENT. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Handstone Embedded with Hematite, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Discoidal “rubbing stone” with a ground use surface embedded with hematite. Dimensions: L 9.3, W 8.8, T 3.0 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 2, SW CORNER, VENT. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Weight" or "Ceremonial Maul"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Small grooved stone with rounded ends described in the artifact catalog as a possible weight or “ceremonial maul.” The groove follows a natural inconsistency in the rock. Dimensions: L 4.5, DIAM 2.9-2.6 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 14, FLOOR. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Oblong Abrader
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Oblong vesicular basalt abrader with four abraded surfaces. Dimensions: L 4.1, W 2.7, T 2.5 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), MAIN PLAZA, TEST 1, 40-45 M, 100-150 CM. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Stone Bar or Bell"
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Large cylindrical artifact described in the artifact catalog as a “stone bar or bell” and a “digging tool/pestle?” with a ground, pecked surface and one flat side. The catalog indicated the material is gneiss, most likely from near Mt. Sedgwick to the north. Dimensions: L 48.9, W 8.9, T 5.6 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 1-S, E CACHE. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - "Stone Bar or Bell," Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Large cylindrical artifact described in the artifact catalog as a “stone bar or bell” and a “digging tool/pestle?” with a ground, pecked surface and one flat side. The catalog indicated the material is gneiss, most likely from near Mt. Sedgwick to the north. Dimensions: L 48.9, W 8.9, T 5.6 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 1-S, E CACHE. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Abrading Stone
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Flat abrader with a one concave abraded surface; an unknown organic substance is present on the abraded surface. Dimensions: L 13.7, W 11.6, T 0.3 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 1, SOUTH VENT FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Stone Bowl
Cultural Period: Unknown Description: Stone bowl made from pecked and ground basalt. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki.