Hammerstone Item Number: W1/3/156 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Dark grey pebble, cylindrical in cross section and rectangular in plan view. Both ends are very battered with flake scars. Object may bet the central portion of maul/pestle.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Hammerstone
Identification Number
W1/3/156
Type of Item
hammerstone
Material
pebble
Manufacturing Technique
pecked, ground and battered
Overall
length 11.0 cm, width 6.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 574.0 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, Modified