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"Artifacts," by Scott G. Ortman
Table 40. Unusual Stone Objects Associated With the Floor of Structure 1201, Yellow Jacket Pueblo
PD
FS
PL
Artifact Category
Material
Weight (g)
Description
Fill/Assemblage Position
Fill/Assemblage Type
759
1
8
other modified stone
unknown stone
1,768.8
large limestone sphere with red jasper veins; crumbly; pecked and polished to shape
surface contact and fill above
mixed deposit: other
759
2
10
unmodified stone
conglomerate
918.5
irregular, waterworn cobble with large (approximately 10 cm) red jasper inclusion and smaller white and black quartz inclusions
surface contact and fill above
mixed deposit: other
759
7
7
other modified stone
fossil
320.1
large fossil bivalve shell; highly polished surface opposite fossil impression
surface contact and fill above
mixed deposit: other
760
1
11
other modified stone
unknown quartzite
1,132.2
large, irregular-shaped stone; minimal modification; possible fossil dinosaur bone fragment
surface contact: prepared floor surface
mixed deposit: other
PD = Provenience Designation; FS = Field Specimen; PL = Point Location.
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