Hammerstone Item Number: 4759 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Granite hammers.* Battered on one end. Pecked groove around circumference of both artifacts. Located in Archaeology. C. Svensson 1/29/02 *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Franklin County North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Dimension Details

Length(Artifact 1 of 2), Width(Artifact 1 of 2), Height(Artifact 1 of 2), Weight(Artifact 1 of 2), L:16.000 cm, Length(Artifact 2 of 2), W:13.500 cm, Width(Artifact 2 of 2), H:5.500 cm, Height(Artifact 2 of 2), Weight:1761.700 gr, Weight(Artifact 2 of 2)

Item History

What

Name
Hammerstone
Identification Number
4759
Type of Item
hammerstone
Material
granite stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and pecked
Overall
length 14.0 cm, width 13.0 cm, height 7.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1767.5 g

Who

Field Collector
Museum Expedition

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on June 1, 1895

Other

Accession Number
1121
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
2
Excavated By
Hindshaw, H. H.
Excavation Date
05/01/1895
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified