Scraper, Stone Item Number: 45GR73/2004-63/14 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Scraper is made out of chert, is bifacially flaked, and is single edged. Appears to have originally been a point that was turned into a scraper. Original bag stated: "surface," "on beach and river bank in sandy and dark midden," "J.M.F.," and "6/15/61." (S. Iles, 4/20/2004)
Geographical Search Terms
Eastern Washington Grant County 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 June 15, 1961
What
- Name
- Scraper, Stone
- Identification Number
- 45GR73/2004-63/14
- Type of Item
- stone scraper
- Material
- chert stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- flaked, bifacially flaked and single edged
- Overall
- length 2.9 cm, width 2.2 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 4.3 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Jared FitzGerald
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on June 15, 1961
Other
- Accession Number
- 2004-63
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Site Number
- 45-GR-73
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped