Chopper Item Number: W1/15/4045 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Pebble that was once spherical, but was broken approximately in half, so that it is a semicircle (in plan view). Some flakes removed from one side (unifacially). Green-grey igneous rock with white and black inclusions.

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
W1/15/4045
Type of Item
chopper
Material
pebble
Manufacturing Technique
flaked and unifacial
Overall
length 6.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 54.0 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