Maul, Stone Item Number: W1/21/3743 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Brown multipurepose cobble, The smooth, nearly cylindrical form with a battered tapered end is a maul. The wider end is a bifacially flaked like a chopper. One surface is flat and smooth like an abrader.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Maul, Stone
Identification Number
W1/21/3743
Type of Item
stone maul
Manufacturing Technique
pecked, ground, flaked, abraded and battered
Overall
length 13.0 cm, width 7.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 759.0 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, Ground