Utilized Flake Item Number: 45SJ254/32 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Unifacial (1) used flake. Though basalt will not generally tend to flake easily under both manual tool making or chip in cold weather there are small flakes along cleanest edge. May have been used for a short time to cut or scrape with. Jesurun Stockdill 1/26/2010

Geographical Search Terms

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

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture.

Item History

What

Name
Utilized Flake
Identification Number
45SJ254/32
Type of Item
utilized flake
Material
basalt stone
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 0.0 g

Who

Field Collector
Jared FitzGerald

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on April 9, 1967

Other

Accession Number
1997-115
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
FitzGerald, Jared
Stratum
blowout area
Site Number
45-SJ-254
Level
surface
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Chipped