Burin

56-28-1483

From: Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 56-28-1483
Current Location Collections Storage
Culture Denbigh Flint Complex
Provenience Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus IYEDM
Section American
Materials Flint
Description

Flake that has been flaked on the upper convex surface and have secondary chipping along the edges. Originally this flake could have been served as a scraper. A well directed blow (using a punch probably) has been applied at the end of the flake detaching a hinge flake or spall. When several spalls have been removed the parent piece shows a stepped effect. Has spalls removed from two sides.

Length 3.3 cm
Width 1.9 cm
Thickness 0.6 cm
Credit Line Gift of J. Louis Giddings, 1956

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