Retouched Flake Item Number: 45KT20/193 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Brown chert fragment with a small amount of white cotex. Flake is roughly ovular in shape. Unifacially flaked on one edge. Previously labeled 45KI8-193. Field Catalog Form indicates the provenience as: Unit 1S3, Level 8. Field Catalog Form describes the object as "2 chert flakes" but only one is present. M. Crawford, 2/11/2010

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
45KT20/193
Type of Item
retouched flake
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Manufacturing Technique
unifacial and flaked
Overall
length 3.8 cm, width 0.79 cm, height 4.88 cm, diameter 0.81 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 12.4 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
07/11/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
1S3
Level
8
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped