Burin Spall
56-28-2356
From: Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 56-28-2356 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Denbigh Flint Complex |
| Provenience | Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Locus | IYH |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Chert |
| Description | On grey chert. Gidding's class 2 spall, 4-sided spall removed after the first spall. At proximal end on opposite surfaces are a negative and a positive bulb of percussion, respectively. Distal end has a hinge fracture. |
| Length | 1.3 cm |
| Width | 0.2 cm |
| Thickness | 0.1 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. Louis Giddings, 1956 |
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