Bone Tool Item Number: 45KI23/754-602 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Bone tool, possibly a bipoint with both ends broken off; ground, polished and heavily abraded; rectangular in cross-section. Broken into two fragments and glued together (fragments are labeled 754-603, and 754-602). Provenience Data: Artifact Catalog #: 602 Bag#: 754.0 Field Specimen #: n/a Unit: N 32.00 W 16.00 Feature: n/a Stratum: 7 A

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:0.500 cm

What

Name
Bone Tool
Identification Number
45KI23/754-602
Type of Item
bone tool
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and polished
Overall
length 11.7 cm, width 0.7 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 5.4 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
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Modified