Scraper, Stone Item Number: 45SN100/779 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

A tan CCS scraper that shows flake scaring on its dorsal surface and relatively steep retouch on three sides. The fourth side is made up of a smooth straight fracture, indicating that this flake is a fragment.

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
Scraper, Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/779
Type of Item
stone scraper
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 1.8 cm, width 1.6 cm, height 0.3 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
Site Number
45-SN-100
Unit
17L1
Level
49"-54"
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped