Chopper Item Number: W1/17/4841 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Well rounded cobble of fine grained basalt, large and small flakes have been removed from over 50% of its surfrace. Has one sinuous edge running through the flaked surface, that is marked by small flake scars with hinge terminations, indicating heavy use of that edge.

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
W1/17/4841
Type of Item
chopper
Material
basalt stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked and abraded
Overall
length 11.0 cm, width 8.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1170.0 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