Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-263 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Elongated triangular shape with one blade straight, and the other contracting-excurvate. Ventral face is smooth but has some fine flaking on edges, stem, and 0.4cm of tip. Dorsal face is flaked overall. Shoulders rounded. Base straight. Brown-red. B. Avery 12/2/2003.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
1989-57/8-A-263
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
chert stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, bifacially flaked and stemmed
Overall
length 4.3 cm, width 1.6 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3.2 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1963

Other

Accession Number
1989-57
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped