Whetstone

69-16-482

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 69-16-482
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Archaeology Area N4, W8.7 - house floor
Locus House 119
Section American
Materials Schist
Description

Fine grained shist. One end is rectangular in cross-section, although the artifact tapers to a point at the other end. All of the surfaces appear to have been used. The maximum thicknesses are 8mm by 13mm.

Length 3 cm
Width 1.8 cm
Thickness 0.4 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition; Bruce Lutz, 1969

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