Knife, Chipped Stone Item Number: W1/14/4949 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Chert knife - flat base with perpendicular sides - unifacially flaked and broken in half. Bifacial side has lots of weathering - unflaked side is very smooth.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Knife, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
W1/14/4949
Type of Item
chipped stone knife
Material
chert stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked and unifacial
Overall
length 3.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 6.0 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