Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1966-100/BS-7 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Tip gone; grey to black; According to Butler (1962:31-32), the "Columbia Valley Mule Ear knife" was recovered from a "test pit at the northern end of the site." Butler did not find any human remains associated with this artifact (see Butler 1962, "The B. Stewart and Cradleboard Mortuary sites", Tebiwa 5(1):31-32).

Geographical Search Terms

Lower Columbia North America Oregon Pacific Northwest Plateau Wasco County Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
1966-100/BS-7
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
chert stone and pebble
Manufacturing Technique
basal-notched
Overall
length 3.0 cm, width 5.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 12.0 g

Who

Field Collector
B. Robert Butler

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1955

Other

Accession Number
1966-100
Classification
Point Type: Mule Ear Knife
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped