A Summary of Chipped and Ground Stone from Room 28, Pueblo Bonito in Chaco Canyon

Summary

Chipped stone and ground stone from Room 28 backfill included fill from adjacent rooms and lends insight to the technology used during room occupation. I summarize both debitage and formal tool analyses with a special discussion on projectile point types. Most material proportions fall within the range of those in other Chaco Canyon assemblages but with a lower frequency of Narbona Pass and Zuni Spotted Chert. General types of ground stone are discussed in the analysis and jar lid metric data suggest a connection to the cylindrical jars recovered from Room 28. Much of the other ground stone material represents food production and crafting activities, while jar lids may be related to whatever process was used in cylinder jar consumption practices.

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• Society for American Archaeology 83rd Annual Meeting, Washington, DC (2018)

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Abstract Id(s): 20763