Projectile Point Base

68-22-50

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 68-22-50
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus House 2 | N 3.75, W 3.25 - on house floor
Section American
Materials Stone
Description

Grey, fine-grained rock with concoidal fracture. Base: the base is straight and perpendicular to the longitudinal axis. Tang: the edges of the tang element are straight and then contract, toward the base. Tang-tip junction: unknown. Flake scars are not parallel to one another. Artifact is broken on the tang element perpendicular to the longitudinal axis.

Length 2 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition, Bruce Lutz, 1968

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