Modified Tooth Item Number: SJ2C/27 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Two unmodified mammal teeth and one modified tooth which has been ground on 2 sides. Only the modified tooth is listed in the Find Form, but according to the field report (see Burke Archives) three teeth were found. 5/1/97 Veronica Tabares

Geographical Search Terms

Gulf of Georgia North America Northwest Coast San Juan County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Modified Tooth
Identification Number
SJ2C/27
Type of Item
modified tooth
Material
tooth
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 3.8 cm, width 0.9 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Carroll Burroughs

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1949

Other

Accession Number
3649
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-SJ-2
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Tooth, Modified