Hammerstone Item Number: 1989-57/35-A-170 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

A square, pecked and battered hammerstone with an depressions on two sides and a longitudinal crack running through it. K. Peterson 2/10/99

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Geographical Search Terms

Great Basin Lake County, OR North America Oregon Plateau Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Hammerstone
Identification Number
1989-57/35-A-170
Type of Item
hammerstone
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
pecked and battered
Overall
length 7.2 cm, width 5.4 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 453.8 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1960

Other

Accession Number
1989-57
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified