Flake

56-28-2255

From: Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 56-28-2255
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Denbigh Flint Complex
Provenience Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus IYA 3 LL
Section American
Materials Obsidian
Description

Flake on obsidian(?). Proximal end with striking platform and bulb of percussion and distal end. Has ridged dorsal surface and is parallel edged. Marginal retouch along lateral edges on dorsal surface.

Length 3.4 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Thickness 0.3 cm
Credit Line Gift of J. Louis Giddings, 1956

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