- Arrow Mainshaft
Description: Arrow mainshaft, made of reed grass (Phragmites communis) with a notched end and three split feathers intact and still wrapped with sinew. The other end and wooden foreshaft are missing. Dimensions: 16 inches long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. 457). - Split Feather Detail
Description: Close view of the sinew wrapped split feathers on MOCA 457, an arrow mainshaft. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 457). - Fire Drill Hearth
Description: Fire drill hearth with several burned holes made from use with a fire drill shaft. Dimensions: Approximately 23.5 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 440). - Wooden Paddle
Description: A sturdy flat wooden paddle with a narrow handle. This artifact would have been used to smooth and thin the walls of pottery vessels made by the paddle-and-anvil method. Dimensions: 11.5 inches (29.2 cm) long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 442). - Axe Handle
Description: A well-used wooden axe handle. The haft, mended with yucca cord, would have wrapped around a stone axe. Dimensions: Approximately 26.75 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 444). - Flageolet (Flute)
Descriptions: A flageolet (flute-like instrument) made from a hollow wooden tube with five stops. Dimensions: Approximately 54 cm long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 179). - Hafted Axe
Description: A 3/4 grooved stone axe in its original wooden haft. Dimensions: 7.5 inch long handle, axe 4 inches. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 157). - Modern Pendant
Description: A modern replica of a prehistoric pendant, made of wood with turquoise and coral mosaic. Dimensions: Approximately 3 x 4 cm. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 1571). - Batten
Description: Wooden batten. Weavers used these to hold warp threads apart. Dimensions: 17.5 inches long, 0.5 inches wide. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 61). - Spindle Whorl
Description: Spindle whorl found with a mass of unspun cotton. Whorls allowed weavers to twist and wind yarn to prepare it for weaving. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 54). - Tree-ring Sample
Description: Dendrochronology sample from a Douglass Fir dating from the pith at A.D. 1013 to the outside ring at A.D. 1120. The ring marked "1064" is the most commonly accepted date for the eruption of the Sunset Crater volcano. Dimensions: 6.75 in (L), 1 in (Th). Collection: On display at the Sunset Crater Volcano National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Fire Drill Hearth
Description: Split saguaro rib fire drill hearth with one hole. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 449). - Fire Drill Hearth
Description: Split saguaro rib fire drill hearth with one hole. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 492). - Wooden Spindle Whorl
Description: Wooden spindle whorl with a beveled edge. Dimensions: Diam 2.75, T 1/8 in. Provenience: Lower Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 188). - Wooden Awl
Description: Wooden awl with serrated knobs carved on one end. Dimensions: L 6, Diam 1/2 in. Provenience: Lower Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1021).