- Raw Cotton
Description: Raw cotton. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Prehistoric Corn, Beans, and Squash
Description: 800-year-old agricultural foods from Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Prehistoric Corn Cobs
Description: 800-year-old corn cobs from Wupatki Pueblo. Prehistoric corn was quite a bit smaller than most modern varieties, but capable of successful growth in the harsh Southwest environment. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument. - Corn
Description: A short corn cob retaining most of the original kernels. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 448). - Unworked Bone
Description: Unworked deer metapodial. Dimensions: Approximately 27.25 cm long Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center. - Squash-shell Scoop
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Scoop made from the hard shell of a cucurbit (squash). Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo). Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Corn Kernels
Description: Sixteen corn kernels. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Yucca Quid
Description: Yucca quid (chewed fibers/leaves). Dimensions: (left) 2.06 cm, (center)1.37 cm, (right) 2.86 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Pumpkin Rind
Description: Pumpkin rind. Dimensions: Approximately 7.2 cm long x 5.1 cm wide. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center. - Squash-shell Scoop, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Scoop made from the hard shell of a cucurbit (squash). Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo). Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Squash Stem
Description: Squash stem. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center. - Christmas Cholla (Opuntia leptocaulis)
Common names: Christmas Cholla, Desert, Christmas Cactus; sometimes confused with Pencil Cholla Scientific name: Opuntia leptocaulis Description: A narrow-stemmed cactus with pale yellow flowers, small bright red fruit, and long golden spines. The fruit remains on the plant even in the winter. Dye: None. Other uses: May be prepared as a food or beverage by Acoma, Hopi, Laguna, Maricopa, Navajo, Papago, Pima, and Yavapai. Considered a famine food by Acoma/Laguna. - Food Remains
Description: Corn, beans, squash, and cotton. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1484 - cob, TONT 387 - charred bean, TONT 1451 - seed, TONT 390 - yellow bean, TONT 1493 - cotton, and TONT 1459 - red kernels). - Gourd Rind
Description: Unworked gourd rind (Lagenaria sp. or Cucubita sp.). Dimensions: L 14.7 cm Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Prehistoric Corn Cobs
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Twenty-one prehistoric corn cob fragments and two corn kernels discovered in the El Morro collection and cataloged in 1984. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.