Chopper Item Number: W3/11/3637 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Cobble chopper, shaped in a "v", bottom side is very flat, top surface is bumpy. Bifacial flakes removed from widest edge, unifacial flakes taken off opposite edge. Ground dirt encompasses al of the right side of the chopper.

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
W3/11/3637
Type of Item
chopper
Manufacturing Technique
flaked and battered
Overall
length 9.0 cm, width 9.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 722.0 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
0
Site Number
45-KL-26
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped