Corn Grinding Tools
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, National Park Service
United States
Metate [underneath]
Chaco Anasazi
Site number, 29sJ 391
AD 920-1120
Lower millstone trough slab for grinding corn into flour.
Sandstone. L 50.0, W 45.0, T 5.8 cm
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, CHCU 29588
Mano [resting on metate]
Chaco Anasazi
Site number, 29SJ 1360
AD 950-1030
Two-handed upper millstone tool for grinding corn.
Sandstone. L 20.7, W 12.4, T 2.6 cm
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, CHCU 7041
Corn Kernels
Chaco Anasazi
Site name, Gallo Cliff Dwelling, AD 1100-1200
9.8 gms
Chaco Culture National Historical Park, CHCU 33256
- Title: Corn Grinding Tools
- Contributor: Chaco Culture National Historical Park, National Park Service
- Original Source: http://www.nps.gov/museum/exhibits/chcu/obj/exb/mano_chcu7041b_exh.html
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