- 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. - 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). - 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). - Polished Antler Awl
Description: Highly polished awl made from antler. Dimensions: L 20.3 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Awl and Weaving Tool
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Awl (front) and awl/weaving tool (back) from Atsinna Pueblo. The awl was fashioned from an Aves radius. Both the head and tip are broken, and the shaft is slightly polished. The awl/weaving tool was fashioned from a polished metapodial with a smoothed, dull tip. One surface bears score marks and fine transverse striations. This tool is interpreted as a grooved weaving tool. Dimensions: L 12.0, W 0.6, T 0.6 CM (front); L 14.0, W 1.5, T 1.2 CM (back). Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 7, Upper fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Splinter Awl
Description: Splinter awl with a sharp point and polish from use. Dimensions: 11.7 cm long, 1.3 cm wide. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Splinter Awl
Description: Bone splinter awl. Dimensions: L 6.35 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Splinter Awl
Description: Awl made on a bone splinter. Dimensions: L 10.2 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Polished Bone Awl
Description: Well polished split bone awl. Dimensions: L 12.1 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Split Mammal Bone Awl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Well polished split mammal bone awl with a flat head and fine point. Dimensions: L 7.0, W 1.1 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 15, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Fine Tipped Mammal Bone Awl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Complete fine tipped mammal bone awl from Atsinna Pueblo. Dimensions: L 10.2, W 1.3, T 0.7 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 15, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.