Chopper Item Number: W1/17/4253 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Grey cobble chopper, bifacially flaked. One side has few flakes removed, the other side has been flaked almost all the way back to the opposite end. Lots of organic concretions covering this side of the rock.

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
W1/17/4253
Type of Item
chopper
Manufacturing Technique
flaked and bifacially flaked
Overall
length 8.0 cm, width 7.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 407.0 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