Cobble Item Number: 2021.O.002:022 from the Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre

Description

A medium sized double beaked cobble tool, the opposite end exhibits some use-wear possibly used as a scraper as well. Some smooth medium grey cortex present, with some russet coloured veins. The exposed surface is dark grey with a fine grain. The dorsal face has a single large flaked off section with percussion ripples and compression ripples. The ventral face has at least three impact sites, one with a large percussion wave and a negative bulb.

Provenance

No provenance - Collected from Fraser Valley/Vancouver Island/Northwest Coast.

Item History

What

Name
Cobble
Identification Number
2021.O.002:022
Type of Item
cobble
Material
basalt
Overall
length 7.934 cm, width 5.372 cm

Who

Field Collector
Ken Pugh

Where

Holding Institution
Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre
Collected in
“Unknown” ?

Other

Homeloc
Sto:lo Material Culture Repository
Site
Fraser Valley/Vancouver Island/Northwest