Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 1989-57/8-A-312 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Elongated triangular shaped with corner-notching on one side, rectangle shoulder on other, and a rectangle stem. Point is made from curved flake. Ventral face is flat with flaking on edges. Dorsal face is flaked overall. Brown. B.Avery, 12/15/2003.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Harold G. Bergen

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Klickitat County Lower Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
1989-57/8-A-312
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
chert stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked, bifacially flaked, stemmed and corner-notched
Overall
length 4.9 cm, width 1.6 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.9 g

Who

Field Collector
Harold G. Bergen

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1963

Other

Accession Number
1989-57
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped