Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-265 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Flake with contracting-excurvate bladers. Stem has rounded shoulders. Base is straight. Tip is broken. Ventral face is randomly flaked on edges and fully shaped on stem. Dorsal face has three long flake scars and continuous flaking on one blade. Dark brown with milky spots. B. Avery 12/2/2003.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
1989-57/8-A-265
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
chert stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, unifacial and stemmed
Overall
length 3.6 cm, width 1.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.0 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