Hammerstone Item Number: 45SK159/31.1 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Cobble battered on one end. Field catalog description: field sample # 31; catalog # 31.1; "lg. dense green rock (hammerstone?), Feature 1, fire 'pit'".

Geographical Search Terms

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

Collection Owner

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

Item History

What

Name
Hammerstone
Identification Number
45SK159/31.1
Type of Item
hammerstone
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground and battered
Overall
length 94.93 cm, width 78.03 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 770.4 g

Who

Field Collector
Charlotte Benson

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on October 1, 1983

Other

Accession Number
1983-113
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Rock Shelter
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Benson, Charlotte
Site Number
45-SK-159
Unit
Feature 1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified