Grinding Stone Item Number: 45KT20/305 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Grinding stone. Artifact Record #135 describes artifact as, "found in lite brown silt filled [with] small rock + occasional lg ones". Provenience is described as: 1S1-10, 9.6' vert. Artifact was excavated by Wm. Chambers, 7/16/1953. Z. Garcia, 03/09/2011.

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture

Geographical Search Terms

Eastern Washington Kittitas County Middle Columbia North America Pacific Northwest Plateau Washington State Western United States

Item History

What

Name
Grinding Stone
Identification Number
45KT20/305
Type of Item
grinding stone
Material
stone
Overall
length 0.0 cm, width 0.0 cm, height 0.0 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 702.6 g

Who

Field Collector
Earl H. Swanson Jr.

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

When

Collection Date
on January 1, 1953

Other

Accession Number
1966-95
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Cave Site
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Excavated By
Wm Chambers
Excavation Date
07/16/1953
Site Number
45-KT-20
Unit
1S1
Level
10
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Ground