Chopper Item Number: W1/18/5751 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Red rectangular (plan view) cobble, both very smooth and rough. .5 of perimeter is flaked, one surface is flat, the other is slightly convex. Battering on both surfaces.

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
W1/18/5751
Type of Item
chopper
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, unifacial and battered
Overall
length 12.0 cm, width 9.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 881.0 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