Flake, secondary Item Number: 2021.O.002:275 from the Sto:lo Research & Resource Management Centre

Description

A medium sized secondary flake with a thin strip of smooth light grey cortex along the flatten bottom of the belonging. The exposed surfaces are a dark matte grey with a very fine grain. The ventral surface is flat with no additional worked features. The dorsal surface has a single flake ridge, and just above the ridge is an indented compression ring with some flake scarring and compression ripples visible. A couple tiny patches of mineral buildup are present as well.

Provenance

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

Item History

What

Name
Flake, secondary
Identification Number
2021.O.002:275
Type of Item
flake and secondary
Material
basalt
Overall
length 3.923 cm, width 2.877 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