Point, Biface
Item number 45KI23/703-255 from the The Burke: University of Washington.
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Description
Lanceolate (or tear-drop shaped) biface, black igneous stone (dacite or basalt), most of the flaking is on the edges, edges appear to be battered from use. Provenience Data: Artifact Catalog #: 255 Bag#: 703.0 Field Specimen #: n/a Unit: N 72.00 W 24.00 Feature: n/a Stratum: G
Geographical Search Terms
King County North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Notes
Date notes: approximately 1400 B.P. - EuroAmerican contact
Dimension Details
Thickness:0.900 cm
What
- Name
- Point, Biface
- Identification Number
- 45KI23/703-255
- Type of Item
- biface point
- Material
- crystalline volcanic rock
- Manufacturing Technique
- flaked, bifacially flaked, lanceolate and unstemmed
- Overall
- length 7.9 cm, width 3.7 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 31.7 g
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Other
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Site Number
- 45-KI-23
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped
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