Chopper Item Number: W1/19/5516 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Large basalt cobble chopper. Large flakes taken off one edge, small flakes and use wear on the other edge. Battering marks in the center of the side. End opposite chopper is also very battered and has gross flake removal.

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
W1/19/5516
Type of Item
chopper
Manufacturing Technique
flaked and battered
Overall
length 11.0 cm, width 10.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 857.0 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
0
Site Number
45-KL-26
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped