Retouched Flake Item Number: 45KT20/186 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Brown chert flake with white cortex, retouched bifacally. Previously labeled 45KI8-186. Field Catalog Form indicates the provenience as: Unit 1S2, Level 9. Cross-listed in Artifact Record Notebook 1as #121: "Scraper. Square 1S2, Instrument depth 8.2, Location 2 feet from 2S1; 4.2 feet from 1S1. Found in situ." M. Crawford, 2/9/2010

Geographical Search Terms

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

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Item History

What

Name
Retouched Flake
Identification Number
45KT20/186
Type of Item
retouched flake
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Manufacturing Technique
retouched and bifacially flaked
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 3.5 cm, height 4.4 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 12.9 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
Excavated By
Giles, Eugene
Excavation Date
07/10/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
1S2
Level
9
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped