Chipped Stone Tool Item Number: 45SN100/662 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

A red CCS lithic. The proximal end has had notched taken out of it. The notches are not level with each other and one is much more pronounced than the other. Retouch has been applied to one edge the other is still quite rough.

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.

Notes

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

Item History

What

Name
Chipped Stone Tool
Identification Number
45SN100/662
Type of Item
chipped stone tool
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 2.7 cm, width 1.5 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
Excavated By
Weld, Willi
Excavation Date
08/21/1961
Site Number
45-SN-100
Unit
9R1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped