Unmodified Shell Item Number: 45IS21/B-6-1/9-3 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Collection of unmodified cockle shells. Excavation bag stated, "shell sample from mass."

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Item History

What

Name
Unmodified Shell
Identification Number
45IS21/B-6-1/9-3
Type of Item
unmodified shell
Material
shell and cockle shell
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 30.3 g

Who

Field Collector
Dale McGinnis

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on June 28, 1987

Other

Accession Number
2008-120
Bag Number
3-Sep
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
20+
Excavated By
Stewart, Kim and Aamir Ahmad and Aasim Ahmad
Excavation Date
06/28/1987
Site Number
45-IS-21
Unit
B-6
Level
1
Object Category
Shell
Object Sub Category
Shell, Unmodified