Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 45SN100/169 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

White chalky CCS possibly quartzite. Extremely faint flake scars, it is a fragment of a point that has been exposed to extreme heat more so than would happen during normal heat treating.

Collection Owner

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

Notes

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

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

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/169
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 1.0 cm, width 2.0 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
8R1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped