Groundstone Tool Item Number: 8946 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Small stone hammer. Locality: Site 25. Garrison Bay, Roche Harbor, San Juan Islands, Wash.* Battering may be natural; difficult to tell because of discoloration (due to fire?). *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 7, 1926

What

Name
Groundstone Tool
Identification Number
8946
Type of Item
groundstone tool
Material
stone and pebble
Manufacturing Technique
pecked
Overall
length 5.2 cm, width 5.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 165.7 g

Who

Field Collector
“Museum Expedition - Anthropology Division” ?

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on July 7, 1926

Other

Accession Number
2126
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Colley, A. G.
Excavation Date
07/05/1926
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground