Retouched Flake Item Number: 45SN100/474 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

A brown chert flake with a few large flake scars on the ventral surface. One edge has 50% cortex while the other edge has been heavily retouched.

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.

Item History

What

Name
Retouched Flake
Identification Number
45SN100/474
Type of Item
retouched flake
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 4.8 cm, width 1.4 cm, height 0.3 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3.2 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, Chipped