Side Blade Fragment

69-16-677

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 69-16-677
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Archaeology Area N2.5, W6.8 - floor
Locus IP House
Section American
Materials Chert (uncertain)
Description

Tan, fine-grained rock with concoidal fracture (chert or volcanic origin). Asymmetrical. Distal edge appears straight, proximal edge arcuate. Ridge parallel to and closer to distal edge. Both surfaces flaked. Distal edge has slightly finer retouch than proximal edge. Broken perpendicular to longitudinal axis - only one end remains.

Length 1.9 cm
Width 2 cm
Thickness 0.4 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition; Bruce Lutz, 1969

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