Artifacts
by Jonathan D. Till and Scott G. Ortman

Table 73. Analysis Data for Complete and Nearly Complete Axes and Mauls, Sand Canyon Pueblo: Material Type, Size, Shape, and Condition

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Artifact Type

PD

FS

Material Type

Length (cm)

Width (cm)

Thickness(cm)

Weight(g)

Bit Length(cm)

Groove Width(cm)

Bit-to-Groove Distance(cm)

Poll-to-Groove Distance(cm)

Condition

Groove Type

Groove Location

Cross Section

Single-bitted axe

24

211

chert/siltstone

7.1

5.3

3.0

157.4

3.8

2.9

3.6

0.6

complete

notches

closer to poll

lozenge

Single-bitted axe

28

12

Morrison quartzite

12.2

6.0

3.4

321.6

3.4

3.0

6.7

2.5

complete

notches

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

29

11

Morrison quartzite

12.5

7.2

4.8

553.0

5.6

3.6

6.2

2.7

complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

34

15

Morrison quartzite

16.7

7.2

6.6

1,086.2

3.5

4.5

8.0

4.2

complete

full

closer to poll

circular

Single-bitted axe

34

16

Morrison quartzite

16.1

7.0

6.3

967.3

4.4

3.8

8.7

3.6

complete

full

closer to poll

other

Single-bitted axe

34

17

Morrison quartzite

13.4

7.3

5.5

721.2

3.6

3.2

7.3

2.9

complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

41

29

Morrison quartzite

18.7

8.4

6.2

1,244.1

5.3

5.3

9.7

3.7

complete

full

closer to poll

other

Single-bitted axe

41

55

Morrison quartzite

13.1

6.6

4.6

489.3

5.3

2.9

6.3

2.9

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

50

11

Morrison quartzite

10.7

5.5

3.0

220.1

4.0

2.8

4.2

3.7

complete

notches

closer to poll

lozenge

Single-bitted axe

50

16

Morrison quartzite

12.6

6.9

4.0

453.8

3.2

3.8

5.7

3.1

complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

50

17

Morrison quartzite

11.6

6.4

5.7

519.7

5.5

3.9

 

3.5

nearly complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

50

60

Morrison quartzite

20.5

10.0

6.9

2,081.4

6.4

4.3

11.2

5.0

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

50

61

Morrison quartzite

10.2

6.5

3.0

257.7

4.5

3.3

4.7

2.2

complete

notches

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

106

3

Morrison quartzite

10.7

5.8

5.1

344.6

 

2.6

6.0

2.1

nearly complete

full

closer to poll

unknown

Single-bitted axe

134

19

Morrison quartzite

19.2

8.8

7.2

1,570.7

3.4

4.0

10.5

4.7

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

134

28

Morrison quartzite

11.4

6.5

3.8

296.2

3.2

3.8

5.5

2.1

complete

notches

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

134

29

Morrison quartzite

11.0

6.5

4.3

429.1

4.3

2.5

5.5

3.0

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

134

39

Morrison quartzite

19.0

9.6

8.8

2,071.5

4.2

4.6

10.0

4.4

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

165

24

Morrison quartzite

16.6

7.6

6.8

1,201.0

 

5.9

7.0

3.7

nearly complete

full

closer to poll

rectangular

Single-bitted axe

184

1

Morrison quartzite

13.5

7.6

5.1

671.4

 

4.2

6.1

3.2

nearly complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

201

13

Morrison quartzite

19.0

9.3

7.4

1,606.6

4.3

5.4

9.0

4.6

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

201

14

Morrison quartzite

11.9

6.8

4.8

510.6

4.8

3.6

5.5

2.8

complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

201

23

Morrison quartzite

12.1

7.1

5.2

661.7

 

3.8

4.1

4.2

nearly complete

full

closer to bit

oval

Single-bitted axe

207

4

Morrison quartzite

10.8

5.9

5.5

465.7

3.9

3.6

4.5

2.7

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

213

2

Morrison quartzite

14.4

8.2

3.4

639.4

 

3.7

6.0

4.7

nearly complete

notches

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

215

32

Morrison quartzite

13.4

7.6

4.6

682.4

3.3

3.1

7.2

3.1

complete

full

closer to poll

other

Single-bitted axe

215

51

Morrison quartzite

15.6

8.9

6.9

1,154.3

 

3.8

7.1

4.7

nearly complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

246

14

Morrison quartzite

20.8

8.5

6.7

1,709.0

5.9

4.6

10.6

5.6

complete

full

closer to poll

circular

Single-bitted axe

269

25

Morrison quartzite

10.7

6.6

4.3

444.0

3.6

3.8

5.0

1.9

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

269

26

Morrison quartzite

11.9

6.9

4.4

442.3

4.9

4.1

5.5

2.3

nearly complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

269

27

Morrison quartzite

15.6

7.3

4.7

786.6

5.1

4.4

8.1

3.1

complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

269

28

Morrison quartzite

18.0

8.6

5.6

1,328.0

6.3

4.0

8.8

5.2

complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

269

29

Morrison quartzite

18.4

8.0

6.5

1,334.6

4.2

4.5

10.1

3.8

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

269

30

Morrison quartzite

20.3

9.4

6.9

1,780.6

4.9

5.0

10.2

5.1

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

269

31

Morrison quartzite

19.0

8.0

7.0

1,554.1

5.2

4.5

9.5

5.0

complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

269

32

Morrison quartzite

14.0

7.3

4.6

633.6

4.3

3.4

7.4

3.2

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

269

45

Morrison quartzite

19.4

8.8

7.2

1,541.0

4.4

3.5

10.1

5.9

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

269

46

Morrison quartzite

21.9

10.7

6.6

2,100.3

5.7

4.3

10.6

7.0

complete

notches

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

289

1

Morrison quartzite

11.7

5.7

3.7

337.2

4.1

4.3

5.6

1.8

complete

full

closer to poll

rectangular

Single-bitted axe

289

2

Morrison quartzite

19.4

9.7

6.9

1,704.9

3.6

3.8

10.1

5.5

complete

full

closer to poll

other

Single-bitted axe

289

3

Morrison quartzite

14.9

8.7

7.7

1,215.0

4.8

4.1

8.3

2.5

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

344

14

Morrison quartzite

14.1

9.2

6.1

1,013.5

5.3

5.0

6.3

2.8

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

387

22

Morrison quartzite

16.2

8.0

7.4

1,338.4

5.5

4.8

8.6

2.8

complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

387

23

Morrison quartzite

17.2

8.7

6.1

1,350.6

4.8

4.2

8.2

4.8

complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

388

72

Morrison quartzite

15.3

7.9

5.1

738.8

 

3.8

7.5

4.0

nearly complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

388

238

Morrison quartzite

13.4

6.0

3.1

330.9

3.6

4.5

5.0

3.9

complete

notches

closer to poll

other

Single-bitted axe

410

8

Morrison quartzite

10.0

5.3

4.2

318.6

3.1

3.0

4.5

2.5

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

530

61

Morrison quartzite

13.6

7.8

5.4

749.0

4.7

3.1

6.9

3.6

complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

530

67

Morrison quartzite

9.7

6.4

3.5

291.5

3.5

2.6

4.9

2.2

complete

other

closer to poll

other

Single-bitted axe

550

1

Morrison quartzite

13.5

7.2

5.4

660.3

3.8

4.0

6.6

2.9

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

584

23

Morrison quartzite

15.2

7.4

3.5

451.2

4.0

3.8

7.8

3.6

complete

notches

closer to poll

other

Single-bitted axe

587

22

Morrison quartzite

11.1

8.5

4.0

406.9

5.5

2.5

5.2

3.4

complete

notches

closer to poll

lozenge

Single-bitted axe

628

25

Morrison quartzite

11.9

6.3

4.3

405.3

4.4

2.8

5.4

3.7

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

628

31

Morrison quartzite

15.7

7.0

5.6

805.3

4.6

4.0

8.7

3.0

complete

full

closer to poll

other

Single-bitted axe

628

34

Morrison quartzite

13.4

6.6

4.6

517.1

3.9

3.3

6.8

3.3

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

698

1

Morrison quartzite

19.3

7.1

5.7

1,250.3

4.7

3.8

10.6

4.9

complete

full

closer to poll

rectangular

Single-bitted axe

698

3

Morrison quartzite

16.6

8.1

6.3

1,085.6

4.1

5.5

7.9

3.2

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

698

4

Morrison quartzite

13.6

6.4

4.6

582.6

4.1

3.1

6.8

3.7

complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

799

1

Morrison quartzite

10.4

6.6

3.6

330.4

4.5

2.1

5.2

2.1

complete

full

closer to poll

lozenge

Single-bitted axe

860

43

slate/shale

11.4

6.9

3.2

349.0

4.7

2.5

5.3

3.6

complete

notches

closer to poll

lozenge

Single-bitted axe

860

60

Morrison quartzite

18.9

7.5

4.3

879.2

4.1

3.8

10.0

5.1

complete

notches

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

1206

31

Morrison quartzite

11.6

6.3

4.6

402.0

3.2

2.7

6.2

2.7

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

1397

8

sandstone

10.6

7.3

2.4

185.2

 

3.1

7.3

0.2

complete

notches

closer to poll

other

Single-bitted axe

1397

9

sandstone

7.7

5.4

2.4

126.0

4.1

2.3

4.7

0.7

complete

notches

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

1428

18

Morrison chert/siltstone

10.2

7.0

3.9

374.2

5.6

2.6

4.4

3.2

complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Single-bitted axe

1440

5

Morrison quartzite

13.6

6.6

6.0

165.8

4.5

4.2

6.0

3.4

complete

full

closer to poll

other

Single-bitted axe

1448

11

Morrison chert/siltstone

13.7

6.9

5.6

720.5

5.0

2.9

6.9

3.9

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

1478

14

Morrison chert/siltstone

10.5

5.6

4.6

304.2

3.8

3.2

5.8

1.5

complete

full

closer to poll

oval

Single-bitted axe

1600

4

Morrison chert/siltstone

13.6

8.2

5.6

786.1

5.7

3.1

7.1

3.4

complete

full

closer to poll

subrectangular

Double-bitted axe

215

50

Morrison quartzite

12.5

6.2

3.6

370.8

3.9

4.9

3.7

 

complete

full

off center

oval

Axe/maul

1159

43

Morrison quartzite

7.2

5.6

4.4

239.0

 

2.9

2.0

2.3

complete

full

closer to poll

triangular

Axe/maul

1507

25

Morrison chert/siltstone

17.3

8.7

7.3

1,466.5

 

4.5

6.6

6.2

complete

full

closer to poll

circular

Maul

0

2

quartz

9.0

6.0

4.5

344.4

 

2.6

2.6

3.8

complete

full

off center

subrectangular

Maul

24

8

igneous

12.1

8.5

4.3

842.3

 

2.0

5.2

4.9

complete

full

center

subrectangular

Maul

79

11

igneous

8.9

6.6

4.3

362.2

 

2.8

2.9

3.2

complete

full

center

oval

Maul

184

62

Morrison quartzite

12.9

7.8

5.3

832.9

 

3.3

4.6

5.0

complete

full

center

subrectangular

Maul

219

5

Dakota quartzite

12.8

6.7

4.1

488.4

 

3.2

4.8

4.8

complete

full

center

oval

Maul

219

9

Morrison quartzite

9.6

4.9

4.6

288.3

 

3.2

3.9

2.5

complete

full

off center

other

Maul

230

1

Morrison quartzite

9.3

8.0

6.3

533.9

 

3.3

3.3

2.7

complete

full

off center

other

Maul

306

1

igneous

8.4

6.1

4.6

388.9

 

2.5

3.4

2.5

complete

full

off center

oval

Maul

306

2

Morrison quartzite

11.4

5.2

5.9

484.6

 

1.6

4.7

5.1

complete

other

center

circular

Maul

357

10

Morrison quartzite

11.3

6.6

5.9

568.5

 

3.1

5.9

2.3

complete

other

off center

other

Maul

472

4

Morrison quartzite

12.4

6.7

2.7

338.8

 

2.5

5.9

4.0

complete

notches

off center

subrectangular

Maul

528

122

Morrison quartzite

7.7

5.8

4.9

279.9

 

2.2

3.5

2.0

complete

notches

off center

subrectangular

Maul

534

2

Dakota quartzite

10.7

6.9

5.2

499.8

 

3.0

4.0

3.7

complete

notches

center

other

Maul

661

17

Morrison quartzite

15.7

8.6

6.2

953.0

 

2.7

4.2

8.8

complete

other

off center

other

Maul

797

36

Morrison quartzite

12.9

6.7

4.3

477.6

 

3.3

5.1

4.5

complete

notches

center

triangular

Maul

815

3

Morrison quartzite

8.5

6.0

3.6

251.9

 

2.8

2.8

2.9

complete

full

center

subrectangular

Maul

1023

7

Morrison quartzite

10.6

6.7

5.9

510.0

 

2.8

3.7

4.1

complete

full

center

oval

Maul

1082

8

Morrison quartzite

9.8

7.2

4.5

421.1

 

4.0

2.6

3.2

complete

full

center

subrectangular

Maul

1190

43

Morrison chert/siltstone

8.7

6.3

5.6

451.0

 

2.4

4.3

2.0

complete

full

off center

rectangular

Maul

1669

3

Morrison quartzite

8.4

6.2

4.9

423.1

 

3.2

3.0

2.2

complete

full

center

subrectangular

PD = Provenience Designation; FS = Field Specimen.

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