Hammerstone Item Number: SJ2A/2 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

A broken stone, probably used as a hammerstone, with pecking on 2 sides. Veronica Tabares 5/2/97

Geographical Search Terms

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

Item History

What

Name
Hammerstone
Identification Number
SJ2A/2
Type of Item
hammerstone
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
pecked
Overall
length 7.0 cm, width 4.5 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 160.5 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
Site Number
45-SJ-2
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified