Mortar, Stone Item Number: W3/18/3805 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Flat, rounded mortar fragment. Three sides are angular fracture scars, the fourth side is rounded, tapered. One major surface is concave. The other major surface is convex, and object thickness is relatively even throughout.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Mortar, Stone
Identification Number
W3/18/3805
Type of Item
stone mortar
Manufacturing Technique
pecked and ground
Overall
length 19.0 cm, width 14.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2100.0 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, Ground