Hammerstone Item Number: W3/19/5765 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Green oval (plan and cross section) cobble with one end flaked and fractured. Grinding is evident on this end. Battering is on opposing end.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Hammerstone
Identification Number
W3/19/5765
Type of Item
hammerstone
Manufacturing Technique
battered, flaked and ground
Overall
length 9.0 cm, width 8.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 610.0 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, Modified