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- Polishing Stone
This small, round stone found on the surface of the site may have been a smoothing or polishing stone, tools used most commonly in pottery manufacture. Other ground stone artifacts recovered from the site include grinding tools, such as manos and metates, used to process seeds, corn, and other foods, and abrading tools used in stone tool manufacture and perhaps hide processing. - Rubbing Stone
Description: Handstone or rubbing stone, ground on both surfaces. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: AZ U:08:091 (ASM), Feature 0, Level 0. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 6826). - Polishing Stone
Description: Polishing stone. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin, Room 15, Unit 1, 210-216 cm below datum. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 4578). - Polishing Stone
Description: Polishing stone. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin, Room 15, Unit 1, 125-135 cm below datum. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 4565). - Polishing Stone, Alternate View
Description: Polishing stone. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin, Room 15, Unit 1, 125-135 cm below datum. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 4565). - Pestle or Polishing Stone
Description: Listed in the artifact catalog as a pestle, but by appearance, possibly a polishing stone. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 4580). - Polishing Stone
Description: Polishing stone. Dimensions: L 3, W 1 1/4 in. Provenience: Unknown. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 1552). - Recycled Mano Fragment (?)
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Flat-surfaced stone artifact described as a “polishing stone” in the artifact catalog. The artifact is bifacial with a triangular cross-section and smooth surfaces, and is possibly a recycled mano fragment. The surface visible also bears numerous scratches, perhaps from use as an abrading stone. Dimensions: L 7.5, W 7.0, T 3.7 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 15, FLOOR. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Cobble Polishing Stone
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Pink/red cobble polishing stone with battered ends. Dimensions: L 4.1, W 3.3, T 1.9 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 16, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Speckled Polishing Stone
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Speckled oval red polishing stone. Dimensions: L 5.6, DIAM 2.2 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 16, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Red Polishing Stone
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Elongate well-polished red polishing stone. Dimensions: L 5.8, W 2.7 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 16, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Pebble Polishing Stone
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Pink/red pebble polishing stone with a smooth flat side and some pecking. Dimensions: DIAM 3.7 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 16, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Oval Polishing Stone
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Oval polishing stone with smooth surfaces. Dimensions: L 3.2, W 1.6, T 1.0 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 16, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - White Polishing Stone
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Smooth, round white pebble polishing stone. Dimensions: DIAM 1.8 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 16, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Polishing Stone
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Stone used for smoothing and polishing pottery. Provenience unknown. Dimensions: 4.5 cm (H) x 4.0 cm (W) x 2.5 cm (T) (1.77 x 1.57 x 0.98 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument.