Stockton curve. Black obsidian. Both edges serrated and notched. Point missing.
Donor:
James A. Barr and Mrs. James A. Barr
Collection place:
CA-SJo-80 (Stockton Channel Mound), Stockton, San Joaquin County
Collector:
H. H. Barr and James A. Barr
Collection date:
July-August 1897
Materials:
Obsidian
Object type:
archaeology
Object class:
Stockton curves
Accession date:
1956
Context of use:
Burial ?
Department:
Native California (archaeology and ethnology)
Comment:
...between the levee and channel about opposite the coal bunkers and within city limits between Edison and Harrison sts. was excavated to depths of 2-3 1/2'. Several skeletons were found, all with relics. No uniformity as to methods of burial was observable as bodies were found lying to all points of the compass. Many relics were found in sand and ashes not near bodies. During the three weeks specimens #468 to #653 were found. The excavations were carried on from the bank of the channel to the base of the levee." Description: "...See #468.
Loans:
S2008-2009 #13b: Department of Anthropology (UC Berkeley)/Darren Modzelewski (June 11, 2009–June 23, 2010)