Unmodified Bone Fragment Item Number: 45KI59/6N17W/657 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Bone fragment is roughly square-shaped and ground to a point at one end. The interior surface may have been ground as well. The exterior surface has been painted with a clear substance and labelled "45KI53 6N17W 657" in black ink. Excavated by Johnston and Vance on 7/7/80 and identified as "worked bone" on 8/28/80. M. Herkelrath 11/26/03

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Item History

What

Name
Unmodified Bone Fragment
Identification Number
45KI59/6N17W/657
Type of Item
unmodified bone fragment
Material
bone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 1.0 cm, width 0.5 cm, height 0.5 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.2 g

Who

Field Collector
James C. Chatters

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1979

Other

Accession Number
1992-21
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-KI-59
Object Category
Bone/Antler/Ivory
Object Sub Category
Bone, Unmodified