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69-16-232

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 69-16-232
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Archaeology Area N6.5, W7 - overburden
Locus House 120
Section American
Materials Chert
Description

Grey, fine-grained chert with concoidal fracture. Pentagonal. Base straight with small flakes removed parallel to longitudinal axis. Tang edges straight. One edge has slight bulge at tang-tip junction. Other edge arcuate. Both surfaces have non-parallel flake scars. One edge with small scars superimposed on larger flake scars. Tip edges serrated.

Length 4.2 cm
Width 1.7 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition; Bruce Lutz, 1969

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