Arizona Metate Stones?

[Terry Soloman]

I guess these are grinding stones right? A site in Yavapai County, Arizona.

 

[rock]

Looks like it to me I call them mortars. Should be some long Pestles near by if somebody hasnt found them yet.

 

[Rick K]

Mesquite, palo verde, beans everywhere in the late summer. A giant part of the diet of Native Americans - especially in our beautiful Sonoran desert.

 

[gollum]

Hey Terry,

They look kind of like grind holes (morteros I know it means mortar), but not a real metate (mortar). You should also be able to find some broken manos (pestle) around if it is. Usually, there are several grind holes on a large boulder. That last pic with the Bighorns looks familiar. I don't think I have seen the rock, but maybe a pic of it. Remote or popular area? Love all the glyphs!

Grind Holes:



Metate:



The proper name for "grind holes" are "morteros" and the "pestle" is called a "mano".

Mike

 

[Terry Soloman]

The site is between Congress and Piedmont, to the Northwest beyond the Congress gold mine about four miles.