Chopper Item Number: W3/9/4638 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Cylindrical pebble with one unifacially flaked end and one battered end. The battered end is blackened and the blackened area exists on approximately half of the object. There are two additional battered areas in the middle of the object on opposite sides.

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
W3/9/4638
Type of Item
chopper
Material
pebble
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, unifacial and battered
Overall
length 10.0 cm, width 6.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 421.0 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