Burin

69-16-250

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 69-16-250
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Archaeology Area N2.2, W5 - first layer under sod
Locus House 120
Section American
Materials Stone
Description

Dark green, fine-grained rock. In form of truncated dihedral burin-like groover, with 3 burin-like facets. Longer of these facets has width of 3.0mm where it begins converging toward the longitudinal axis, and tapers to width of 2.0mm at junction of end with burin-like facet. End with burin-like facet has width of 2.0mm and is slightly rounded from side to side and surface to surface. Other end broken irregularly. All of edges with burin-like facets have striations perpendicular to their longitudinal axis.

Length 2.7 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition; Bruce Lutz, 1969

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