Groundstone Tool Item Number: 8978 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Stone implement with slight grooves. Locality: N. side Wescott Bay, Roche Harbor, San Juan Islands, Wash. From Site 18. Remarks: On property of Orcas Lime Works, Mrs. S.W.R. Dally, owner.* Tapered rectangular piece of siltstone. Ovoid in x section, with deeply incised groove near tapered end. Grooved concretion. Previously glued. *Information is from the original accession ledger.

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

  • Collected on July 1, 1926

What

Name
Groundstone Tool
Identification Number
8978
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
ground
Overall
length 10.5 cm, width 2.7 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 51.0 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on July 1, 1926

Other

Accession Number
2126
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
07/14/1926
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground