Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: 45SN100/780 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One almost complete basally notched petrified wood point. The point is missing one of its edges and a small portion of the barb on that side. The break is extremely clean and straight. The perimeter of the lithic has been bifacaily flaked. The ventral face is completely free of flake scars or retouch, while the dorsal face has flake scars but no retouch.

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.

Notes

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

Item History

What

Name
Point, Chipped Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/780
Type of Item
chipped stone point
Material
petrified wood
Manufacturing Technique
chipped
Overall
length 2.9 cm, width 2.2 cm, height 0.2 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

Object Count
1
Accession Number
2006-119
Classification
Site Type: Pre Contact Wet Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Site Number
45-SN-100
Unit
17L1
Level
49"-54"
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped