Fire Modified Rock Item Number: 45CA253/102 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Fire cracked rock that is also a scrapper with a crystaline inclusion. Artifact numbered by Peninsula College students. Adrienne Iannone, 02/14/2011

Geographical Search Terms

Clallam County North America Northwest Coast Olympic Peninsula Pacific Northwest Washington State Western United States

Credit Line

Gift of Van Os Family in memory of Johan Van Os

Collection Owner

Owned by the Burke Museum of Natural History and Culture, Seattle, WA

Item History

What

Name
Fire Modified Rock
Identification Number
45CA253/102
Type of Item
fire modified rock
Material
stone
Manufacturing Technique
flaked
Overall
length 6.2 cm, width 6.1 cm, height 1.9 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 58.7 g

Who

Field Collector
Johan Van Os

Where

Holding Institution
The Burke: University of Washington

Other

Accession Number
2010-165
Classification
Site Type: Pre-Contact Lithic Material
Collection
Burke Museum Archaeology Collection
Object Count
1
Site Number
45-CA-253
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified