Point, Chipped Stone
Item number 1999-97/63 from the The Burke: University of Washington.
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Description
Translucent pink chalcedony point, roughly and randomly pressure flaked, with shallowly formed shoulders. Base has a very shallow, single notch. Point is slightly plano-convex near tip. Label included reads: "Light buff Chalcedony Scraper, Locality: river Beach, Section 20 Kittitas County, Washington. found April 1951 by Frank Davis. Purchased by Robert Y. Pratt 5/51 from Harry Ankenny. mttx-p." J. Fisher, 02/19/03
Geographical Search Terms
Eastern Washington Kittitas County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
Item History
- Collected by Harry Ankenny on May 1, 1951
What
- Name
- Point, Chipped Stone
- Identification Number
- 1999-97/63
- Type of Item
- chipped stone point
- Material
- chalcedony stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- flaked, bifacially flaked and shouldered
- Overall
- length 2.6 cm, width 1.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 1.3 g
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
Who
- Field Collector
- Harry Ankenny
When
- Collection Date
- on May 1, 1951
Other
- Accession Number
- 1999-97
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Excavated By
- Davis, Frank
- Excavation Date
- 05/01/1951
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped
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