Basket Item Number: 45SK59B/575 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Medium size basket with associated shell and clay matrix. Rehousesd 11/2003 by H. D. with attached bag of debris. Information from field Basketry Card (see Archaeology Archives): Description: Basket Estimated size: Medium Handles: n/a Rim: Fragment - impossible to tell style Body: Open twining coarse gauge - some shell and clay inside fragments Bottom: n/a Provenience: Cut: 4N - 15E Horiz. Loc.: 360S - 4N - 160E - 15E Depth: 132cm Warp Max: .74 Warp Min: .50 Warp Mean: .63 Weft Max: .90 Weft Min: .30 Weft Mean: .55 Remarks: According to field basketry card object was 'falling apart' at time of excavation.
Date notes: 670 +/- 75 BP
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