Groundstone Tool Item Number: 45SN100/58 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Flat, nearly lenticular gray volcanic stone that is broken at both ends. Polishing suggestive of possible grinding is present on one edge.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Notes

Information in the "other name" field was taken from the original catalog.

Dimension Details

Info from Artifact Card

Item History

What

Name
Groundstone Tool
Identification Number
45SN100/58
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 6.8 cm, width 4.3 cm, height 1.5 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 92.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Washington Archaeological Society

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2006-119
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Wet Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-SN-100
Unit
8R1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground