Coprolite Item Number: 45KT20/402.4 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Dung sample, 5 pieces, 10 with fragments. Inventory of Dung Samples describes sample as, "bovid-domestic cow." Previously Dung Sample #13 on original dung sample list. Recorded as #402 on original list. Specific provenance information not given on the dung sample list other than the unit 3S3. It is supposed that the level is 3 as it is associated with the three bags of matting fragment which are from level 3. Artifact Record #89 is associated with those matting fragments. 05/26/2011 I. Ostericher

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Coprolite
Identification Number
45KT20/402.4
Type of Item
coprolite
Material
coprolite
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 10.7 g

Who

Field Collector
Earl H. Swanson Jr.

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on July 2, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-95
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
3S3
Level
3(?)
Object Category
Composite
Object Sub Category
Composite