Retouched Flake Item Number: 45KT20/313 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Brown chert flake, bifacially retouched. Top of flake has dirt in the crevices and a minimal amount of cortex. Previously labeled 45-KI-8 313. Field Catalog Form #313 indicates the provenience as: Unit 1S2, Level 11, Depth 10.8'" Artifact Record #179 provides the following additional provenience information: 3' from 1S1, 3' from 2S1. M. Crawford, 2/16/2010.

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
45KT20/313
Type of Item
retouched flake
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Manufacturing Technique
bifacially flaked
Overall
length 5.9 cm, width 4.3 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 1.8 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.1 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
Rathbun, Bill
Excavation Date
07/07/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
1S2
Level
11
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped