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69-16-256

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 69-16-256
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Archaeology Area N5, W3 - first layer under sod
Locus House 120
Section American
Materials Stone
Description

Grey, fine-grained rock with concoidal fracture. Edges slightly convergent, then curve sharply inward to point. Base concave and has notch at midpoint. Flake scars driven off base perpendicular to longitudinal axis. Tang edges straight and almost perpendicular to longitudinal axis. Tang-tip junction defined by intersecting edges of tang and tip elements. Flake scars not parallel to one another.

Length 2.6 cm
Width 1.3 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition; Bruce Lutz, 1969

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