Point, Biface Item Number: 45KI23/744-301 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Chipped stone tool, jasper (reddish brown chert). One edge is bifacially flaked, while the opposite edge is unmodified; the unworked edge may have been broken. The tip looks like a drill, the base like a scraper (unifacially worked); it is difficult to tell if this is a broken biface or a drill/ scraper combination. Provenience Data: Artifact Catalog #: 301 Bag#: 744.0 Field Specimen #: n/a Unit: N 142.00 W 50.00 Feature: n/a Stratum: 3
Dimension Details
Thickness:0.700 cm
Notes
Date notes: approximately 1400 B.P. - EuroAmerican contact
Geographical Search Terms
King County North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington
What
- Name
- Point, Biface
- Identification Number
- 45KI23/744-301
- Type of Item
- biface point
- Material
- jasper stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- flaked and bifacially flaked
- Overall
- length 4.3 cm, width 1.7 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 4.6 g
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Site Number
- 45-KI-23
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped