Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1999-97/134 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Obsidian point with deep, broad side notches. The base is flat, and the margins are straight but somewhat irregular. Cross-section is lenticular. In plan-view, the point is assymetrical, leaning towards one side. It appears to have been manufactured from a portion of a much larger biface. J. Fisher 07/15/03
Geographical Search Terms
Great Basin Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State
What
- Name
- Point, Chipped Stone
- Identification Number
- 1999-97/134
- Type of Item
- chipped stone point
- Material
- obsidian stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- flaked, bifacially flaked and side-notched
- Overall
- length 8.4 cm, width 4.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 28.2 g
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Accession Number
- 1999-97
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped