Modified Stone Item Number: 45SN100/472 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

A large grey chert flake with about 50% cortex. The dorsal side is completly flat. Two sides come together to form a rough edge from which a few flakes have been removed.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Collection Owner

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

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Modified Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/472
Type of Item
modified stone
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Overall
length 4.6 cm, width 3.7 cm, height 3.3 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 34.8 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
Stratum
None listed
Site Number
45-SN-100
Datum
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified