Stone Mortar | American Southwest Virtual Museum Image Galleries

Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s)

Description: Circular stone mortar. A matching pestle was found in the upper fill of Room 1.

Dimensions: L 14.3, W 13.6, T 3.8 CM; depression is 10 CM DIAM by 2.1 CM DEEP.

Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 11, IN FALLEN ROCK 10 CM ABOVE FLOOR, + 1 M FROM BENCH.

Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.

Possible Pestle

Possible Pestle

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Mortar and Pestle

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Sandstone Pestle

Sandstone Mortar

Information

Author: Randy Sullivan, NPS Digital Team Photographer

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