Scraper, Stone Item Number: 45SN100/509 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

A grey chert single edge. scraper. The retouched side gently slopes down to an almost perfectly smooth retouched edge. The parallel retouch is so fine it can only be seen with a microscope. To the naked eye to appears to be ground. The lithic shows signs of heavy use.

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
Scraper, Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/509
Type of Item
stone scraper
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 3.9 cm, width 2.8 cm, height 0.8 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 16.5 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
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped