Groundstone Tool Item Number: SJ185/15 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Circular anvil or groundstone tool that has 2 sides broken off. One face has a ground concave area. Field Forms (see Burke Archives): Locality: Unit D6E Coordinates: 28' E of Datum 1 18' 4" S of Datum 1 Depth: 3" Excavator: Liston & Forbes Date: 10/6/49 Inclusive in Level 1 4/24/97, C.Tyler

Geographical Search Terms

Gulf of Georgia North America Northwest Coast San Juan County Washington State Western United States Western Washington

Item History

What

Name
Groundstone Tool
Identification Number
SJ185/15
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
pecked
Overall
length 6.8 cm, width 6.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 137.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Carroll Burroughs

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1949

Other

Accession Number
3649
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Forbes, Malcolm and Liston, William
Excavation Date
01/01/1949
Site Number
45-SJ-185
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground