Modified Stone Item Number: 45IS13/40 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Rough piece of slate with one ground edge. Original catalogue description: "Shale frag. with two longitudinal edges ground to form abrupt slightly rounded profiles. One edge forms angle for two separate working surfaces (saw?)"

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture

Geographical Search Terms

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Item History

What

Name
Modified Stone
Identification Number
45IS13/40
Type of Item
modified stone
Material
slate stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 11.0 cm, width 6.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 69.75 g

Who

Field Collector
Alan Bryan

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-94
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Bryan, Alan
Excavation Date
01/01/1953
Site Number
45-IS-13
Unit
Trench 1, Square 22
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified