Pestle, Stone Item Number: W3/13/3311 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Very simple cylindrical object of medium grained stone; outer surface is still covered in dirt from the site, but shovel marks show the rock to be grey -like limestone. Ends are somewhat rounded; one half of object is slightly thicker than other half.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Pestle, Stone
Identification Number
W3/13/3311
Type of Item
stone pestle
Manufacturing Technique
pecked, ground and battered
Overall
length 11.0 cm, width 5.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 572.0 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