Burin
68-22-20
From: Alaska | Unalakleet
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 68-22-20 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Alaska | Unalakleet |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Locus | House 2 | N 2.5, W 5.75 - House floor |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Chert (uncertain) |
| Description | Grey, fine-grained rock with concoidal fracture. Chert or volcanic origin. The facet is 10 mm long and begins in a point at junction with distal end. Maximum width of facet 3.5 mm. Wear at intersection of both surfaces with burin facet. Flake from which burin blow was struck has relatively flat striking platform. |
| Length | 2.5 cm |
| Width | 1.3 cm |
| Credit Line | Alaska Unalaklett Expedition, Bruce Lutz, 1968 |
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