Point, Modified Stone Item Number: 45KT20/179 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Brown and black spotted chert projectile point, tear-droped shaped. Previously labeled 45KI8-179. Field Catalog Form indicates the provenience as: Unit 3N1, Level 4, Depth 28". M. Crawford, 2/9/2010 Field Catalog Form description: "Chert point; possibly knife." M. Hotz, 6/10/2010

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Kittitas County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Point, Modified Stone
Identification Number
45KT20/179
Type of Item
modified stone point
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked
Overall
length 4.65 cm, width 3.1 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 13.9 g

Who

Field Collector
Earl H. Swanson Jr.

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-95
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Cave Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
3N1
Level
4
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified