Whetstone Item Number: 2853 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Grindstone.* Fide donor GTE: Grindstone of a coarse, siliceaus sandstone. The two flatten faces concave. the edges convex, supposed to have been used for working down stone celts and chisels by rubbing with water. Found on the surface of the sand hill at the junction of the Thompson with the Fraser. *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Geographical Search Terms
British Columbia Canada North America Pacific Northwest Plateau
Item History
- Collected by George T. Emmons on September 18, 1913
What
Who
- Field Collector
- George T. Emmons
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on September 18, 1913
Other
- Accession Number
- 870
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 0
- Excavated By
- Emmons, George T.
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Ground