Chopper Item Number: W3/12/5828 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Grey cobble with dark grey and white inclusions giving it a speckled appearance. There is unifacial flaking on around 25% of the perimeter and battering on around 25% of the perimeter as well as on one surface.

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
W3/12/5828
Type of Item
chopper
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, unifacial and battered
Overall
length 9.0 cm, width 7.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 293.0 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