Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 45SN100/167 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Retouched corner-notched point with a square base. Material appears to be fine-grained dacite, but may be a black chert. Base about half the total length of the point, and the point tip is relatively obtuse with steeply retouched edges.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Collection Owner

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

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/167
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
dacite stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 2.4 cm, width 2.6 cm, height 0.5 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 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
10R2
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped