Chopper Item Number: W1/3/56 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Light grey, cobble chopper. Bifacially flaked, one large circular depression, surrounded by surface on one side. Opposite the flaked end, there is a lot of battering marks. Possible hammerstone.

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
W1/3/56
Type of Item
chopper
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, bifacially flaked and battered
Overall
length 10.0 cm, width 7.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 596.0 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