End Scraper, Stone Item Number: 45KT20/251 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Petrified wood end scraper with white, gray, and dark brown banding. 3S3-4 written in black ink on side. 251/45-KI-8 is written 1 cm below this. Field Catalog Form indicates the provenience as: "Unit 3S3, Level 4, 42" (d)", Description: "end scraper of petrified wood." Block card reads: "Features: grass layer slanting steeply from north side and east side toward center of pit. Artifacts: Eight pieces of cordage #85, 86, 88, 95, 97, 98, 106, 101; one piece of basketry #107; and one scraper #105." Cordage and basketry not located. (S. Chappel and Pan Yi, 1/21/2010)

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Kittitas County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
End Scraper, Stone
Identification Number
45KT20/251
Type of Item
stone end scraper
Material
petrified wood
Overall
length 6.1 cm, width 3.0 cm, height 0.5 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 12.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Earl H. Swanson Jr.

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-95
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Cave Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Warren, Claude Nelson
Excavation Date
07/06/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
3S3
Level
4
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped