Chopper Item Number: W1/4/385 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Cobble chopper, quartzite composition, opposite chopper end has lots of use-wear and battering marks (possible hammerstone. Cultural ink marks next to the ID#.)

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
W1/4/385
Type of Item
chopper
Manufacturing Technique
battered
Overall
length 9.0 cm, width 9.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 538.0 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