Chopper Item Number: W1/5/422 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Fine grained basalt chopper, smooth and rounded on one side, battered marks in the middle, flakes taken off other end; bifacial.

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
W1/5/422
Type of Item
chopper
Material
pebble
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, battered and bifacially flaked
Overall
length 7.0 cm, width 3.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 80.0 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