Fine-grained Granite Pipe
Fine-grained Granite Pipe – Interactive 3D Model (left click and drag on image to adjust view)
This object is a 3,000-year-old pipe made of fine-grained granite. It was found at the site of Las Capas, near Tucson, Arizona. Pipes like this have been found in association with seeds from the tobacco plant (Nicotiana sp.) at other Early Agricultural period sites in the Tucson Basin. Residue analysis will help to determine what other types of plants might have smoked through pipes like this one.
Read more about this object in Archaeology Southwest, Volume 24, Numbers 1 and 2.
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This interactive model was made with 3D Solid Object Modeler Pro, courtesy of Creative Image Ltd.
