Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 2/15/2000 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Bifacial chipped point with a contracting base. Translucent and red in color. Collected between the Wanapum Dam and Vantage. Collection area is now underwater. (ARC 5/16/00)

Dimension Details

Thickness:0.900 cm

Credit Line

Gift of Jim and Nell Schneider

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Kittitas County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
2/15/2000
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
chert stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked and bifacially flaked
Overall
length 5.5 cm, width 3.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.5 g

Who

Field Collector
James E. Schneider

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1964

Other

Accession Number
2000-2
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped