- Bone Spindle Whorl
Description: Spindle whorl made from a deer's scapula. Dimensions: Diam. 4.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Bone Spindle Whorl, Alternate View
Description: Spindle whorl made from a deer's scapula. Dimensions: Diam. 4.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Shell and Stone Necklace, Detail
Description: Necklace with 828 beads (790 shell disc beads, 9 turquoise pendants, 14 argillite beads, and 15 black stone beads). Dimensions: Length of 83.8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Yucca Rope
Description: Rope made from three yucca cord strands (z-spun and s-twist). There is a slip knot in the other end of the rope. Dimensions: L 91.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - A History of Wupatki in Flaked Stone
The sequence of projectile points and bifaces displayed represents approximately 13,000 years of people on the landscape of Wupatki. Far Left Basalt hoe or knife (ca. A.D. 1100 - 1200s). Upper row (left to right) Elko-series point made of red chert/chalcedony found near Crack-in-Rock (Archaic); tan-brown chert Plainview point from Wupatki Pueblo; Clovis point made of Black Tank obsidian (ca. 13,000 years old); Elko Corner-notched chert point (Archaic); and Elko Corner-notch chert point (Archaic). Note: The Elko points depicted have been professionally restored. Far right Pueblo-period bifacial knife made from agatized wood and found at Wupatki Pueblo. Bottom row (left to right) Kayenta chert point from Wupatki Pueblo; Cohonina obsidian point from Wupatki Pueblo, Sinagua chert point from Wupatki Pueblo; Cohonina-style point or drill made from chalcedony found in Wupatki Pueblo; Kayenta point from near Crack-in-Rock; Sinagua point from Wupatki Pueblo; Chiricahua-style Archaic point made from chalcedony; and obsidian Cohonina point from Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog cards are linked in the descriptions of the individual artifacts). - 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). - Arrow Shaft Straightener
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Sandstone slab with a single groove thought to have been used for straightening arrow shafts; from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 10.8 (L) x 10.5 (W) x 3.1 (T) cm; groove 3-4 mm deep (4.25 x 4.13 x 1.22 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Yucca Cordage
Cultural Period: Unknown Description: Two-strand yucca cordage found in the vicinity of Wupatki National Monument. Dimensions: 29.0 (L) x 0.3 (diameter) cm. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Flagstaff Black-on-white Bowl
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta (ca. 1150-1225) Description: Flagstaff Black-on-white bowl with handle; representative of Kayenta-style pottery. Dimensions: 6.5 cm (H) x 12.0 cm (diameter) (2.56 x 4.72 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card); on loan from the Museum of Northern Arizona. - Shell Necklace
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: 34 disk-shaped beads, 1 rectangular bead, and 7 triangular beads, all Spondylus shell species, restrung with an Olivella shell bead; from Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Netting
Description: Twisted agave netting. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Padre Black-on-white Water Storage Jar
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta Description: Large Padre Black-on-white water storage jar found in the lava beds of Sunset Crater National Monument in 1903. The jar is on loan from the Museum of Northern Arizona and on display at the Wupatki Visitor Center. Dimensions: 33 cm tall (13 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Shell Bracelet/Anklet
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Bracelet or anklet made from baby Glycymeris shells and found in Wupatki Pueblo. The edges of each individual shell are ground. Average size of each shell: 0.9 cm x 0.8 cm x 0.15 cm ; 0.35 in x 0.32 in x 0.06 in. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Fire Stick Fragment
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: A fragment of a wooden fire drill found in the trash of Wupatki Pueblo. The stick would have been used in tandem with the hearth board in the next slide to create heat from friction that would in turn light tinder to start a fire. Dimensions: 6.0 (L) x 1.8 (diameter) cm (2.36 x 0.71 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Basalt Cylinders
Cultural Period: Sinagua Description: Shaped scoriaceous basalt cylinders; function unknown. Recovered primarily from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: Max. - 8.95 cm (L) x 3.12 c (diam.); Min. - 4.6 cm (L) x 2.1 (diam.). Collection: Museum of Northern Arizona: Wupatki.