Stone Item Number: 45CA253/2010-165/812 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One brown/gray CVR artifact with both flat and rounded edges and is shaped similarly to an adze. It is hard to determine whether the artifact has been modified. Artifact left un-numbered by Peninsula College students. Artifact numbered by Burke Museum. G. Snitker 03/23/2011

Credit Line

Gift of Van Os Family in memory of Johan Van Os

Geographical Search Terms

Clallam County North America Northwest Coast Olympic Peninsula Pacific Northwest Washington State Western United States

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA

Item History

What

Name
Stone
Identification Number
45CA253/2010-165/812
Type of Item
stone
Material
crystalline volcanic rock stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 7.69 cm, width 5.1 cm, height 2.39 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 98.77 g

Who

Field Collector
Johan Van Os

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2010-165
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Lithic Material
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-CA-253
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Unmodified