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69-16-697

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 69-16-697
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Archaeology Area N7.9, W8.1 - wall
Locus IP House
Section American
Materials Chert
Description

Black, fine-grained rock with concoidal fracture (chert or volcanic origin). Asymmetrical, double-pointed. Distal edge triangular in shape. Proximal edge arcuate. Ridge on longitudinal axis. Both surfaces flaked. Distal edge has finer retouch than proximal edge.

Length 5.3 cm
Width 2.3 cm
Thickness 0.5 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition; Bruce Lutz, 1969

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