Chipped Stone Tool Item Number: 45SN100/192 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One bladelet potentially from a microblade core but cannot be determined because proximal end has been retouched. Retouch is bifacial, tapering toward the proximal end, suggesting that it may have been a piercing tool or drill.

Notes

Information in the "other name" field was taken from the artifact catalog.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Geographical Search Terms

North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Snohomish County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA.

Item History

What

Name
Chipped Stone Tool
Identification Number
45SN100/192
Type of Item
chipped stone tool
Material
chalcedony stone and cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 2.6 cm, width 1.1 cm, height 0.4 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Washington Archaeological Society

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2006-119
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Wet Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-SN-100
Unit
11R1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped