Nail, Iron Item Number: 45KI765/P14-40 from the The Burke: University of Washington
Description
AMEC Analysis: Years (min): 1820 Years (max): 1900 Comments: This is a square-headed nail with a square body. It is bent, but would likely be 3 1/4 inches in length. It is a type B cut nail with an age range of 1820 to 1900 (Visser 1996). One square cut iron nail. Severely corroded. Surfaces are exfoliating with significant loss of material. L. Penttila 3/1/2010
Collection Owner
Owned by The Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture
Dimension Details
Diameter measured at head.
Geographical Search Terms
King County North America Northwest Coast Puget Sound Washington State Western United States Western Washington
Credit Line
Washington State Department of Archaeology and Historic Preservation
Item History
- Collected by Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental on November 8, 2005
What
Who
- Field Collector
- Inc. AMEC Earth and Environmental
Where
- Holding Institution
- The Burke: University of Washington
When
- Collection Date
- on November 8, 2005
Other
- Accession Number
- 2008-177
- Classification
- Site Type: Historic Debris Scatter/ConcentrationSite Type: Historic Object(s)
- Collection
- Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
- Object Count
- 1
- Excavated By
- Rooke, Lara
- Site Number
- 45-KI-765
- Unit
- Area P14
- Object Category
- Metal
- Object Sub Category
- Iron