Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/35-E-12 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Bifacially flaked obsidian point with concave base. The point has round shoulders and is serrated due to parallel flaking, not retouch. The stem is approximately 3 mm long and 12 mm wide. The maximum width of the point is found at the base of the shoulders. R. Williams 6/4/98

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
1989-57/35-E-12
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
obsidian stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, bifacially flaked, stemmed, serrated and bifurcated
Overall
length 3.9 cm, width 1.8 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 3.1 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1969

Other

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