Chipped Stone Tool Item Number: 5687 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Chipped stone scrapers. Numbers of specimens -149- in upper left hand corner of ledger were entered by Frank Barnett, who checked the material in 1939 while working as a volunteer. Original ledger number was 182+. 1 traded for Acc. 3822. 4 traded to CMNH.* Thirty-nine chert, obsidian, and opal chipped stone tools. Seventy-two chert scrapers. Previous count on compter read "149." (6/95). *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

Purchase from Dr. R. E. Stewart

Item History

What

Name
Chipped Stone Tool
Identification Number
5687
Type of Item
chipped stone tool
Material
chert stone and obsidian stone
Manufacturing Technique
bifacially flaked
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Dr. R.E. Stewart

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on November 8, 1905

Other

Accession Number
40
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
111
Excavated By
Stewart, Dr. R.E.
Status
Parts Gone
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped