Biface, Ground Stone Item Number: 45SN100/874 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

A brown CCS biface with heavy retouch along all faces and edges. The point narrows from a widder base along a non-linear path. The base looks like it could have broken some time and then was retouched.

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
Biface, Ground Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/874
Type of Item
ground stone biface
Material
cryptocrystalline silicate stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 3.0 cm, width 2.5 cm, height 0.8 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
17L1
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground