Modified Bone Item Number: 45IS13/57 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Mammal, bone, deer or elk. Right femur end. Original catalogue description: "Brown (?) bear femur (proximal end). Broken at shank. Drilled (conically) hole in trochanter toward fovea cap." Original catalogue remark: "Hole 0.5 feet Diam. 0.8 feet deep."

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 Bone
Identification Number
45IS13/57
Type of Item
modified bone
Material
bone
Overall
length 9.0 cm, width 7.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 44.25 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
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Bryan, Alan
Excavation Date
01/01/1953
Site Number
45-IS-13
Unit
Square 1
Level
Level 7
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified