Groundstone Tool Fragment Item Number: 45IS35/14 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Ground stone tool. Green slate Original catalogue description: "fragment of green slate. One face ground with emerging sides bevelled (sloping to sharp edges) Before being broken it was possibly triangular in outline." Original catalogue association: "Associated with giant pecten in lt. mussel shell. 14' E 0.0' N"

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture

Geographical Search Terms

Island County North America Northwest Coast Pacific Northwest Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Item History

What

Name
Groundstone Tool Fragment
Identification Number
45IS35/14
Type of Item
groundstone tool fragment
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 3.7 cm, width 2.8 cm, height 1.7 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 2.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Alan Bryan

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-94
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Bryan, Alan H.
Excavation Date
01/01/1953
Site Number
45-IS-35
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground