- Elko Side-notched Point
Cultural Period: Archaic (Elko Series, Archaic, 9,000 - 1,000 BP) Description: This Elko-series projectile point was found three miles west of Crack-in-Rock Ruin in Wupatki National Monument. The point was made from red Chinle chert and was broken in two when first found. It has since been repaired. Dimensions: 4.8 x 2.0 x 0.48 cm (1.89 x 0.79 x 0.19 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Elko Corner-notched Point
Cultural Period: Archaic (Elko Series, 8,000 – 950 BP) Description: This Elko corner-notched point was found near Deadmans Wash in Wupatki National Monument. The point was manufactured from a white and rust colored chert and has been professionally repaired. Dimensions: 14.0 cm (L) x 6.9 cm (W) x .4 cm (T) (5.5 x 2.7 x .16 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Elko Corner-notched Point
Cultural Period: Archaic (Elko Series, 8,000 – 950 BP) Description: A nearly complete Elko Corner-notched projectile point made of brown chert. Points such as this would have been attached to a dart for use with an atl-atl or "spear-thrower." Dimensions: 6.0L x 3.0W cm (2.36 x 1.18 in) Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Door at Crack-in-Rock Pueblo
Location: Crack-in-Rock Pueblo, Wupatki National Monument. - Divisions of Labor
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- Decorated Jars, Pitchers, and Ladles
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta Back Row (left to right) Tusayan Black-on-red canteen, catalog card , Black Mesa Black-on-white jar, catalog card , and Sosi Black-on-white pitcher, catalog card . Front Flagstaff Black-on-white ladle, catalog card . Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Deadmans Fugitive Red Pitcher
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Cohonina (ca. A.D. 700-1175) Description: Deadmans Fugitive Red pitcher from NA5137, an archaeological site located within Wupatki National Monument. This pitcher provides an example of Cohonina-style pottery. Dimensions: 10.0 cm tall (3.94 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Cross-Section of the Ballcourt Wall
Description: View looking north across cross-section trench through west wall (berm) of Wupatki Ballcourt. Clearly visible are the layers used in constructing the ballcourt walls. Black cinders, undoubtedly from the Sunset Crater eruption, form the core of the wall. A mixture of earth and sandstone slabs have been applied over and around the cinders to stabilize the berm. The interior of the court was finished with a veneer of carefully-laid sandstone slabs interspersed with occasional basalt boulders. Date: ca. 1965. Collection: Wupatki National Monument (Catalog No. WUPA 24237). - Cotton Yarn
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan and Hohokam Description: Thirteen strands of cotton yarn dyed blue, black, and various shades of brown. Represented types include single, double, and multiple twists. All strands are from Wupatki Pueblo. The cotton may have been traded up from the Hohokam in the south, either as bulk material or as processed yarn. Dimensions: Avg. 9 cm long x 0.2 cm diam. (3.54 x .08 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card - Cotton Seeds
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Cotton seeds from Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Cotton Cloth
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan and Hohokam Description: (left)weft wrap, open-weave cotton cloth recovered from the Wupatki Pueblo trash midden; (right) plain-weave cotton cloth dyed red. The North Country is too cold for cotton to grow, so the cloth, or the cotton from which it was woven, was likely traded to the Sinagua by their southern neighbors, the Hohokam. Dimensions: (left) 8 cm x 4.5 cm x 0.1 cm; (right) 14.0 cm x 12.5 cm. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card 1, catalog card 2). - Corn Game
- Copper Bells from Mexico
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Copper bells in the Southwest originated in Mesoamerica. Unfortunately, the provenience information for these particular bells is currently unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card 1, catalog card 2). - Copper Bell
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Copper bells in the Southwest originated in Mesoamerica. Unfortunately, the provenience information for this particular bell is currently unknown. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card).