Adze Blade, Stone Item Number: 45SJ278/20 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Stone adze blade fragment chipped and broken on 3 of 4 sides. J. Stockdill, 10/14/2009 Field Inventory Comments: assoc.= loose shell, sea urchin spines, black soil

Credit Line

University of Washington Field Party Expedition

Geographical Search Terms

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

Collection Owner

Owned by Burke Museum of Natural History

Item History

What

Name
Adze Blade, Stone
Identification Number
45SJ278/20
Type of Item
stone adze blade
Material
stone and nephrite stone
Manufacturing Technique
modified, ground and smoothed
Overall
length 6.6 cm, width 5.0 cm, height 1.1 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 66.3 g

Who

Field Collector
David Munsell

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on June 26, 1968

Other

Accession Number
1996-121
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Shell Midden
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Schalk, Randall
Excavation Date
06/26/1968
Site Number
45-SJ-278
Unit
3N 2W
Level
100-120
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground