Fire Modified Rock Item Number: W1/9/324 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Cobble with some rounded edges, some fractured edges and pitted surfaces (possibly due to heat modification), one end is comprised of unrounded fracture scar. Portions of all surfaces but unrounded one are blackened.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Fire Modified Rock
Identification Number
W1/9/324
Type of Item
fire modified rock
Manufacturing Technique
fractured and blackened
Overall
length 11.0 cm, width 8.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1138.0 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, Modified