Chopper Item Number: W1/3/137 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Oval shaped grey pebble with lighter colored rings on one surface. One end is bifacially flaked and the other is battered. Battering also appears in two different spots on each surface.

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Chopper
Identification Number
W1/3/137
Type of Item
chopper
Material
pebble
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, bifacially flaked and battered
Overall
length 12.0 cm, width 5.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 204.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Warren Caldwell

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-86
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-KL-26
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped