Mortar, Stone Item Number: 1989-57/2-490 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Object is a medium-sized mortar witha very flat bottom and a chip out of rim. "Bergen Notes: Stone mortar 7" wide, 4" deep, found on bedrock about 4-5 feet below surface."
Geographical Search Terms
Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
Notes
Other Number: The number written on the artifact is 490, which lacks a site designation. In the Bergen Collection record, 2-490 describes this object. Also, there is a photo of 2-490 that appears to be the same object.
Item History
- Collected by Harold G. Bergen on January 1, 1960
What
- Name
- Mortar, Stone
- Identification Number
- 1989-57/2-490
- Type of Item
- stone mortar
- Material
- stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- ground
- Overall
- length 19.0 cm, width 17.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 4565.9 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Harold G. Bergen
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on January 1, 1960
Other
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Ground