Chopper Item Number: W1/20/3499 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Flat chopper, smooth cortical surface, bifacial flakes taken off one side, also newly made fracture on top of old ones. Other side has been notched (also bifacially flaked.) Large amounts of quartzite in material.

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Chopper
Identification Number
W1/20/3499
Type of Item
chopper
Material
pebble
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, notched and bifacially flaked
Overall
length 6.0 cm, width 4.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 58.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Warren Caldwell

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-86
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-KL-26
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped