Groundstone Tool Item Number: 45IS88/1 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Flat groundstone tool. One side shows wear. Other sides are chipped. Original catalogue description: "Whetstone, tabular green slate (?) ground on one edge." Original catalogue remarks: "Surface of plowed field. Not incorporated into thesis."

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History & Culture

Geographical Search Terms

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Item History

What

Name
Groundstone Tool
Identification Number
45IS88/1
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and polished
Overall
length 12.7 cm, width 6.9 cm, height 0.7 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 101.2 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
Excavation Date
01/01/1953
Site Number
45-IS-88
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground