Chopper Item Number: W1/5/510 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Weel rounded grey cobble with white inclusions that has had large, steep flakes removed from one end to form a surface flat enough to stand the cobble upright. One two opposing, flat unflaked cortical sufaces there are scratches and deep grooves.

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
W1/5/510
Type of Item
chopper
Manufacturing Technique
flaked and abraded
Overall
length 10.0 cm, width 6.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 512.0 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, Chipped