Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/2-1 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Medium-sized, bifacial, triangular point, corner-notched, with a straight basal edge. Biconvex cross-section. One shoulder is squared, other is barbed. Thin. Translucent material.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
1989-57/2-1
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
chert stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked and bifacially flaked
Overall
length 4.0 cm, width 2.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
1989-57
Classification
Point Type: Columbia Corner-Notched Point
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped