Hammerstone Item Number: 2-573 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Grinding stone. Locality: Snake River, Idaho. Remarks: 1 mile east of Dr. Hisom.* 3/23/94: Possible hammerstone found on Snake River one mile east of Doc. Hisom's on 10/31/26. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

Great Basin Idaho Pacific Northwest Plateau Rocky Mountains Snake River Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Hammerstone
Identification Number
2-573
Type of Item
hammerstone
Manufacturing Technique
pecked and ground
Overall
length 18.0 cm, width 6.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 840.4 g

Who

Field Collector
Richard P. Erwin

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on October 31, 1926

Other

Accession Number
2737
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified