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Table 7.15. Euro-American manufactured materials at Navajo and historic components by time period (single period components only).

Artifact Class Artifact Type 1868-1930 1930-1980 Total
No. % No. % No. %
Disposable Containers Glass
Glass, broken
Clear 20 77 97
White 17 8 25
Blue 3 2 5
Brown 17 1 18
Green 6 10 16
Aqua 12 12
Purple 10 10
Amber 6 6
Lavender 3 3
Rose 1 1
Yellow
Sub-total 91 25.6 102 20.7 193 22.8
 
Glass Bottles, whole/fragmentary
Clear 31 37 68
Brown 3 6 9
Green 2 3 5
Blue
Aqua 4 4
Purple
Bottle w/Screw Top, whole/fragmentary 1 1
Sub-total 40 11.3 47 9.6 87 10.3
 
Glass Bottles/Jars by Contents, whole/frag.
Baby Food
Soda Pop
Barq’s
Coke
7-Up
Unidentified Soda 1 2 3
Pop Bottle Caps
Erlanger
Pepsi 1 1
Beer 2 2
Mentholatum 8 6 14
Vicks Vapo-rub 6 1 7
Vaseline
Unidentified medicine 1 1 2
Cold Cream
Pond’s Cold Cream
Georgians Lotion 1 1
Bleach/Clorox 1 1
Lysol
Unidentified vaccine (brown) 3 3
Sub-total 18 5.1 16 3.3 34 4
 
Unidentified Glass Jars, whole/fragmentary
2 2 4
 
Miscellaneous Glass, whole/fragmentary
Carnival Glass 2 2
Pressed Glass 4 4
Sub-total 2 0.6 8 1.6 10 1.2
 
Total Glass 151 42.5 173 35.4 324 38.3
 
Cans
Can Type, Contents Unknown
Sanitary 51 109 160
Sanitary, Liquid 6 6
Pop-top 12 12
Aluminum
Screw Top 1 1
Screw-on Cap/Lid
Sub-total 57 16.1 122 24.8 179 21.1
 
Cans, Contents Known
Soda Pop (pop-top)
Soda Pop
Steel
Unidentified 2 2
Pepsi Cola
Shur-fine 1 1
Beverage (steel) 3 3
Meat (steel) 3 8 11
Evaporated Milk 13 11 24
Coffee 1 8 9
Coffee, lid or key 1 1
Baking Powder 5 7 12
Baking Powder Lid (K.C.)
Sardine 1 8 9
Lard 1 5 6
Vienna Sausage
Beer
Schiltz 2 2
Coors
Lipton Tea
Baking Powder/Cocoa
Ball Jar, lid 1 1
Aluminum Foil (cooking) 1 1 2
Motor Oil 1 1
Havoline 1 1
unidentified
Anti-freeze 1 1
Brake Fluid
Tobacco
Prince Albert 2 2
unidentified 2 1 3
lid 1 1
Chewing Tobacco
Tooth Powder 1 1
Lighter Fluid
Sub-total 36 10.1 57 11.6 93 11
 
Total Cans 93 26.2 179 36.4 272 32.1
 
Paper
Potato Chip Bag
Paper Bags
Egg Carton
Sub-total
 
Cooking Pots and Utensils Euro-American Ceramics
Earthenware, White 10 18 28
Earthenware, General 5 2 7
Stoneware
Gray
Unspecified
Porcelain
green painted
bowl/cup
unspecified 17 22 39
Sub-total 32 9 42 8.5 74 8.7
 
Other Kitchen Items
Canning Jar
Plate, White Glass
Thermos
Glass Stopper
Yellow Cup (plastic) 1 1
Sub-total 1 0.2 1 0.1
 
Enamel Ware
Plate 1 1
Pan
Sauce pan
2 Quart Pot
Pots 2 2
Cup
Bowl
Wash Basin 1 1 2
Unspecified 5 3 8
Sub-total 7 2 6 1.2 13 1.5
 
Unspecified Metal Cooking Ware
Coffee Pot
Coffee Pot Lid
Unspecified
Sub-total
 
Utensils
Knife (blades) 4 1 5
Spoons (metal) 2 2
Spoon (plastic) 1 1
Fork (metal) 1 1
Baby Bottle Nipples
Sub-total 8 2.3 1 0.2 9 1.1
 
Heating and Lighting Cooking/Heating
Shepherd’s Stove
Stove Pipe (sections)
Stove, Iron (piece)
Stoves, Unspecified
Coal Scuttle
 
Steel Drums
Cut-down 1 1
Unspecified
Sub-total 1 0.2 1 0.1
 
Lighting
Kerosene gas cans 1 1
Kerosene lanterns, whole or pieces 1 1
Flashlights 1 1
Batteries 2 2
Sub-total 5 1 5 0.6
 
Home Furnishings Furniture
Table
Stool
Child’s Chair
Trunk Lock
Furnishings
Lintel
Door
Door Knob (porcelain) 1 1
Wooden Boxes
Window Screen
Wall Hangers
Clothes Hangers
Air Mattress 1 1
Window Glass 2 2
Sub-total 3 0.8 1 0.2 4 0.5
 
Milled Wood
Wood Stakes 1 1 2
Unspecified 2 5 7
Sub-total 3 0.8 6 1.2 9 1.1
 
Tools and Hardware Tools
Paint Can Opener 1 1
File/Rasp
Axe head (metal)
Anvil/abrader 1 1
Hacksaw Blade
Pocket-Knife
Whetstone 2 1 3
Shovel 1 1 2
Spout
Bucket 2 3 5
Handle fastener
Wire handle (for bucket?) 1 1
Sub-total 7 2 6 1.2 13 1.5
 
Hardware
Washer, Nut, Bolt 1 1
Washer
Washer (rubber)
Bolt
Padlock
Hinge
Wire staple 1 1
Nails 1 3 4
Screws 1 1
Barrel Hoop 1 1
Pipe, pieces 3 2 5
Hose (rubber)
Steel Fence Post
Sub-total 5 1.4 8 1.6 13 1.5
 
Wire
Baling 1 1
Barbed 1 1 2
Twisted 2 2
Spools 1 1
Unspecified 4 7 11
Sub-total 7 2 10 2 17 2
 
Miscellaneous Metal
Unknown Machinery (pieces)
Metal Ring 1 1
Steel Rod 1 1
Aluminum Band 1 1
Buckles 2 2
Grommets
Brass Strap and Rivet
Chain Link 1 1
Sheet Metal (pieces)
Ring Clamp
Cable
Rebar 1 1
Unknown Metal Strip 2 2
Unknown Metal Frame (pieces)
Metal, unspecified 8 10 18
Sub-total 10 2.8 17 3.4 27 3.2
 
Transportation Automotive
Car horn
Car headlight
Windshield Wiper
License Plate
Tires 1 1
Tube Patching Kit (?)
Sub-total 1 0.3 1 0.1
 
Wagons
Misc. Parts 1 1
Wheel 1 1
Sub-total 1 0.3 1 0.2 2 0.2
 
Animal Husbandry Animal Husbandry
Wood troughs
Cow Bell 1 1
Saddle horn 1 1
Horse brush
Horseshoe
Sheep Rattles (made from cans) 2 4 6
Misc. Harness 3 2 5
Sub-total 7 2 6 1.2 13 1.5
 
Hunting Gun Cartridges
16 ga. Shotgun
Shotgun, unspecified 1 1
.44 1 1 2
.30-30 3 1 4
.22 1 1
plastic cartridge, unspecified
Sub-total 6 1.7 2 0.4 8 0.9
 
Personal Items Clothing
Buttons
Shell 7 7
Abalone 1 1
Glass 1 1
Plastic 1 1
Black
Unspecified 1 1
Belt Buckle
Shoes
Rubber Sole 1 1
Shoe Leather (pieces) 3 3
Shoes
Shoe Grommet (metal)
Shoe Horn
Sub-total 9 2.6 6 1.2 15 1.8
 
Adornment
Bobby Pin
Decorative Comb
Plastic Bead/Button 1 1 2
Red Glass Bead
Glass Beads
Bead/Button, unspecified
Sub-total 1 0.3 1 0.2 2 0.2
 
Other Personal
Watch Part
Watch
Eye Glass Lens
Sub-total
 
Toys
Metal clicker 1 1
Ceramic figurine
Man
Wagon
Doll Pieces
Porcelain figurine
Stone or Ceramic Marble
Sub-total 1 0.3 1 0.1
 
Personal Hygiene Toiletry
Combs
Tooth Paste tube
Sub-total
 
Miscellaneous Items Leather
Unidentified
Dog Collar 1 1
Sub-total 1 0.2 1 0.1
 
Glass Insulators
Clear
Purple 12 12
Sub-total 12 2.4 12 1.4
 
Plastic
Red Tag 1 1
Plastic, unidentified pieces 1 1
Styrofoam 2 0.4 2 0.2
Sub-total
 
Rubber, unspecified,
3 0.8 1 0.2 4 0.5
 
Other
Lath w/Red Flagging 1 1
Surveyor’s Pin Flags 2 2
Red/White Flagging 1 1
Sub-total 4 0.8 4 0.5
 
Total 355 100 492 100 847 99.8