Biface, Ground Stone Item Number: 45SN100/949b from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One black ground slate lithic that has been ground into a rough bipoint. Grinding was applied to both points and all edges. The faces are still rough and show inclusions and fracture marks.

Credit Line

Gift of Dr. Astrida R. Blukis Onat

Collection Owner

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

Geographical Search Terms

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

Notes

Number changed to 45SN100/949b due to an overlap in the catalog, the two items have no relation to each other. T. Ostrander 3/13/2008

Item History

What

Name
Biface, Ground Stone
Identification Number
45SN100/949b
Type of Item
ground stone biface
Material
slate stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 11.5 cm, width 2.6 cm, height 0.4 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
Stratum
None listed
Site Number
45-SN-100
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground