Point, Chipped Stone Item Number: Feb-07 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
Clovis fluted point, obsidian, broken and repaired. Locality: 30-40 yards from bridge crossing Crab Creek at mouth of Crab Creek, south of Beverly. Identified by D.O. Remarks: 2 pieces found together.* Per request by graduate student Brett Lenz (Northern Arizona University, Dept. of Quarternary Studies), this Clovis point was sent to Richard Hughes (Geochemical Research, Portola Valley, CA) for obsidian sourcing, a non-destructive technique. The obsidian closely matches the Horsehead Mountain chemical type, which is found in the area of Little Juniper Mountain in Harney County, OR. (see report in Accn. file) LSP, 11/27/95. *Information is from the original accession ledger.
Geographical Search Terms
Eastern Washington Grant County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States
Credit Line
Gift of Mr. Donald F. McLarney
Item History
- Collected by Donald F. McLarney on July 1, 1955
What
- Name
- Point, Chipped Stone
- Identification Number
- Feb-07
- Type of Item
- chipped stone point
- Material
- obsidian stone
- Manufacturing Technique
- basal-notched and fluted
- Overall
- length 8.9 cm, width 2.6 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 19.2 g
Who
- Field Collector
- Donald F. McLarney
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on July 1, 1955
Other
- Accession Number
- 4067
- Classification
- Point Type: Clovis Point
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 2
- Status
- Found
- Object Category
- Stone
- Object Sub Category
- Stone, Chipped