Hammerstone Item Number: 45KT20/225 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

One fire-modified, CVR hammerstone with use marks on the bottom, most pronounced on the edges with previous label "45-KI-8 / 225 / 2S2-10". Field Catalog Form indicates the provenience as: Unit 2S2, Level 10 (10'), Description "Stone; reeds ?matting." (02/02/2010 A. Auerbach)

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Hammerstone
Identification Number
45KT20/225
Type of Item
hammerstone
Material
crystalline volcanic rock stone
Overall
length 4.901 cm, width 5.135 cm, height 3.132 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 115.1 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
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
2S2
Level
10
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified