Modified Stone? Item Number: 45KT20/1966-95/20 from the The Burke: University of Washington

Description

Brown stone with unreadable catalog number written on it. It was possibly modified or used as a tool. This stone was found loose in a box, along with other artifacts from 45KT20. No description of this specific stone could be found in the Field Catalog Form, Artifact Record Notebooks, or in Swanson 1962, as well as no photos in Swanson 1962 of the distinctive shape of the stone. It has been assigned cat. #45KT20/1966-95/20 by the Burke. K. Kidwell, 03/02/2011

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
Modified Stone?
Identification Number
45KT20/1966-95/20
Type of Item
modified stone ?
Material
stone
Overall
length 15.7 cm, width 12.4 cm, height 2.7 cm, diameter 0.0 cm, circumference 0.0 cm, weight 346.11 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
Site Number
45-KT-20
Object Category
Stone
Object Sub Category
Stone, Modified