Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 45SN100/398 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

White and gray chert projectile point with basal notching. Cross section is plano-convex with one side flat and a missing tip (catalog lists specimen as broken, but flaking is present on the squared side). Chert has been heat treated.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Collection Owner

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

Notes

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

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/398
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone and chert stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 2.9 cm, width 2.4 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.7 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
12R1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped