Modified Stone Item Number: 45IS13/11 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Roughly circular basalt tool, bifacially worked. Original catalogue description: "Basalt spall scraper. Roughly pentagonal oval outline. Most of edges chipped to edge from both sides. One fairly sharp point on one end." Original catalogue remark: "D D 4.0 feet"

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Geographical Search Terms

Island County North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture

Item History

What

Name
Modified Stone
Identification Number
45IS13/11
Type of Item
modified stone
Material
basalt stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 5.5 cm, width 5.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 32.75 g

Who

Field Collector
Alan Bryan

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-94
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Bryan, Alan
Excavation Date
01/01/1953
Site Number
45-IS-13
Unit
Trench 1, Square 1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified