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Start Over Collection place Mexico Materials Basalt (basic igneous rock)
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Abrader, accession number 3-16596, described as Basalt tabular flat abrader, irregular shape (?); length 8 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Abrader, accession number 3-16563, described as Red basalt simple abrader with grooves on two surfaces; length 6 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Abrader, accession number 3-16595, described as Basalt tabular flat abrader, irregular shape; length 8 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 3-17126, described as Basalt ¾ grooved axe with single groove on face; length 12.5 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 3-19759, described as Axe, gray, basalt, rectangular outline, flaked on 1½ surfaced, remainder smooth, one fourth of four adjoining surfaces is a groove; length 10.2 cm, width 7.2 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 3-19762, described as Axe, gray, basalt, tabular, rectangular, chisel-like, smooth, flaked on one short edge, grooved on three adjoining surfaces at opposite end, one-fifth of the way up; length 15.6 cm, width 8.8 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Axe, accession number 3-19763, described as Axe, greenish-gray, basalt, rectangular outline, smooth, flaked at the one short edge, grooved on three adjoined surfaces at opposite end of second quarter, direction of slant on flaked surface and choice of grooved surface possibly indicate that the maker and/or user was left-handed; length 16.2 cm, with 8.6 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Axe fragment, accession number 3-16590, described as Basalt full-grooved axe fragment; length 10 cm
Image Missing: Hearst Museum object titled Axe fragment, accession number 3-16594, described as Basalt bit-end of axe, no grooves present; length 8 cm
Hearst Museum object titled Axe head, accession number 3-32206, described as Ground stone axe head, tapered to an edge at the top. Deep groove about 2.5cm from bottom for attachment to a handle. Reddish basalt with high iron content.

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