Chipped Stone Tool? Item Number: 45DO4/2004-63/1 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Artifact is possibly a chipped stone tool. It is made out of basalt and is possibly flaked. Original bag stated: "above headquarters," "found on surface of sandy dry beach," "cobble chopper," "J.M.F.," and "7/3/61." (S. Iles, 4/20/2004)
Geographical Search Terms
Douglas County Eastern Washington Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
Credit Line
Gift of Jared FitzGerald and his mother, Margaret Tomkins FitzGerald (NOTE: For Watmough maul base, credit line is: Gift of Jared FitzGerald.)
Item History
- Collected by Jared FitzGerald on July 3, 1961
What
- Name
- Chipped Stone Tool?
- Identification Number
- 45DO4/2004-63/1
- Type of Item
- chipped stone tool ?
- Material
- basalt stone
- Overall
- length 13.3 cm, width 11.8 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 577.7 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Jared FitzGerald
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on July 3, 1961
Other
- Accession Number
- 2004-63
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Site Number
- 45-DO-4
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped