- 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). - Hafted Axe
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan Description: Fully-grooved stone axe hafted with a wooden loop handle, collected by Byron Cummings in 1909. The axe head is made of basalt. The bit and sides are polished, but the back of the head is rough - either pecked or used for pounding. The handle is looped around the lateral groove in the axe head, and smaller split twigs or vines hold the handle and axe head in place. Red pigment is still apparent on the loop around the axe head. Dimensions: 4 L x 3 1/4 W x 2 7/8 T (axe). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 433). - Axe Handle
Description: Prehistoric axe handle, encrusted with salt; a bit of yucca fiber tie still clings to the end. Dimensions: 7.1 cm from end, stick thinned for 17.4 cm by removal of wood from one side (55.8 x 2.6 cm). Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Stone Axe
View 3D Model Description: Stone axe with hafting groove; cutting edge is smoothed from use. Collected from the Echo Cliffs area. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 15477). - 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). - Full-grooved Basalt Axe Head
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Basalt axe head with a full groove for hafting found on the surface at Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 7.95 (H) x 4.95 (W) x 3.95 (T) cm 3.13 x 1.95 x 1.56 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Stone Axe
Description: 3/4 groove stone axe. Dimensions: 6 inches long. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 205). - Small Axe or Chisel
Description: Small toy axe, or possible chisel, made from argillaceous limestone and notched on the sides. Dimensions: 7 x 2.6 x 1.2 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Double Bit Stone Axe
Description: Double bit, 3/4 groove stone axe. Dimensions: Approximately 12.25 cm long x 5.5 cm wide. Collection: On display at the Montezuma Castle National Monument Visitor Center (Catalog No. MOCA 254). - Full-groove Double-bit Axe/Maul
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Double-bit axe/maul with a full groove. One side highly polished but chipped and battered on the bits. The other side is flaked but unpolished, suggesting this particular artifact may have been rejuvenated from an axe that longitudinally broke in two. Dimensions: L 11.3, W 6.0, T 2.9 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 18, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Full-groove Double-bit Axe/Maul, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Double-bit axe/maul with a full groove. One side highly polished but chipped and battered on the bits. The other side is flaked but unpolished, suggesting this particular artifact may have been rejuvenated from an axe that longitudinally broke in two. Dimensions: L 11.3, W 6.0, T 2.9 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 18, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Pick
Description: 3/4-groove pick that tapers to a polished point. The butt end of the pick sightly tapers to blunt edge. Dimensions: 16.3 x 6.5 x 5.5 cm Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Full-groove Axe, Alternate View 2
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Full-groove axe with a battered, broken poll and well-shaped bit. Dimensions: L 8.3, W 5.4, T 3.4 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 17, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Full-groove Axe
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Full-groove axe with a flat poll and battered bit. A second groove is present on one face of the bit; the other face is broken along one margin. Dimensions: L 11.4, W 5.0, T 4.2 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 15, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Full-groove Axe, Alternate View
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Full-groove axe with a flat poll and battered bit. A second groove is present on one face of the bit; the other face is broken along one margin. Dimensions: L 11.4, W 5.0, T 4.2 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), ROOM 15, FILL. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.