Asphaltum heating stone (Image withheld, pending review)
date: label: Date created
content: 4500 BC–1860 (Middle Holocene to Post-contact period)
name: label: Culture/People
content: possibly Multiple archaeological cultures (attributed), including Southern California: Early Period, Middle Period, and Tongva (archaeological)
label: Previous owner
content: Southwest Museum of the American Indian
notes: label: Collection History
content: Collection history unknown; formerly in the collection of the Southwest Museum (Los Angeles, California); acquired by MAI through an exchange with the Southwest Museum in 1918.
label: Contact Us
content: Have a concern, a correction, or something to add? Contact us: https://nmai.si.edu/collections-statement
place: label: Place
content: Redondo Beach; Los Angeles County; California; USA
setName: label: See related items
content: Multiple archaeological cultures
label: See related items
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
dataSource: label: Data Source
content: National Museum of the American Indian
identifier: label: Catalog Number
content: 8/4451
label: Barcode
content: 084451.000
objectType: label: Object Type
content: Tools and Equipment (General)
physicalDescription: label: Object Name
content: Asphaltum heating stone (Image withheld, pending review)
label: Media/Materials
content: Stone, asphaltum/bitumen
label: Techniques
content: Unmodified