Groundstone Tool Item Number: 1989-57/35-A-97 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Stone fragment; possibly atlatl weight, that is cylindrically shaped. A grooved line extends around one half of the cylinder 0.4 cm parallel from the tip opposite to broken end. K. Peterson 2/3/99

Geographical Search Terms

Great Basin Lake County, OR North America Oregon Plateau Western United States

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Item History

What

Name
Groundstone Tool
Identification Number
1989-57/35-A-97
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
grooved and ground
Overall
length 6.0 cm, width 1.7 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 35.5 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1960

Other

Accession Number
1989-57
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground