Fire Modified Rock Item Number: 1966-100/11 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Object Name: Composite Sample | Fire Modified Rock | Flake Tools | Wood | Groundstone Tool | Charcoal | Sediment Sample Fire modified rock (11 pieces) includes spalls and cracked pieces w/some discoloration; Charcoal (11 piece); 6 pieces of sandstone w/at least one piece showing signs of abrasion; sediment sample in 2x3" bag from E4; piece of wood w/no apparent modifications; 13 chipped stone tools (11 flakes; 1 petrified wood chipped stone tool fragment, unifacial; 1 core). Bag marked, "Level bag, E4, 7.0-7.5".

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Fire Modified Rock
Identification Number
1966-100/11
Type of Item
fire modified rock
Material
composite sample and wood
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Who

Field Collector
B. Robert Butler

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1957

Other

Accession Number
1966-100
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
33
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified