Chopper Item Number: W3/16/5583 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Grey, triangular shaped cobble with unifacial flaking coming to a point. Approxiamtely 60% of the perimeter is flaked and the rest of the perimeter is battered. There is also battering on both surfaces.

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
W3/16/5583
Type of Item
chopper
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, unifacial and battered
Overall
length 9.0 cm, width 8.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 381.0 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