adze blade Item Number: BV002.57.19 from the Burnaby Village Museum
Nephrite adze blade; chipped on one end; rectangular shaped.
The donor inherited this artifact from his mother, Katherine Maude (Kitty) Peers, who inherited them from her father, Louis Claude Hill. The artifacts were found on his farm at Douglas Road and Sperling Avenue (now site of Burnaby Village Museum).Nephrite is found in the Fraser CanyonCulture Phase: Possibly Locarno Beach phase (3520 -2200 Before Present) or Marpole (400BC - 400AD)