Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-434 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Asymmetrical point with contracting-excurvate blades. Corner-notched on one side with rectangle shoulder, and corner-indented on the other side with rounded shoulder, and recurved stem into base. Deep flake scar on stem near rectangle shoulder. Red-brown color. B.Avery, 01/29/2004.

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-434
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
chert stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, bifacially flaked, corner-notched and stemmed
Overall
length 3.1 cm, width 1.3 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.8 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