Projectile Point
53-54-249
From: United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town
Curatorial Section: American
Object Number | 53-54-249 |
Current Location | Collections Storage |
Provenience | United States of America | Alaska | Knight Island | Yakutat Bay | Old Town |
Culture Area | Northwest Coast Culture Area |
Locus | Mound D, lower level, depth 23", Shell midden layer |
Period | Old Town I |
Section | American |
Materials | Slate |
Description | Gray slate fragment. Facetted point. Both ends broken. Ground with diagonal scratches on main surfaces, longitudinal scratches on sides. Sharp rear edges, forwrad edges ground flat. Nothces on both edges behind point. Awl? |
Height | 0.4 cm |
Length | 4.8 cm |
Width | 1.3 cm |
Credit Line | University Museum / Bryn Mawr College Expedition to Alaska; Frederica de Laguna, 1953 |
Other Number | 916 - Field No SF |
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