Whetstone Item Number: 45SJ278/18 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Small triangular shaped flat topped smoothed whetstone, opposite side is rough and unworked. J. Stockdill, 10/14/2009

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History

Item History

What

Name
Whetstone
Identification Number
45SJ278/18
Type of Item
whetstone
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
modified, ground and smoothed
Overall
length 5.4 cm, width 5.2 cm, height 1.7 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 48.6 g

Who

Field Collector
David Munsell

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on June 25, 1968

Other

Accession Number
1996-121
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Kaschko, Michael
Excavation Date
06/25/1968
Site Number
45-SJ-278
Unit
18N 2W
Level
80-100
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground