Blade
68-22-75
From: Alaska | Unalakleet
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 68-22-75 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Provenience | Alaska | Unalakleet |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Locus | House 2 | N 5, W 3.5 - in floor |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Stone |
| Technique | Chipped |
| Description | Two fragments found separately and subsequently glued together. Reddish-brown, fine-grained rock. Broken, midsection remains (with two or original edges). Ground on one surface only. Dark colored, fine-grained rock with concoidal fracture (chert or volcanic origin). Asymmetrical, probably double pointed. Distal edge straight. Proximal edge has 2 straight sections almost at right angles. One surface flaked more than other. Planoconvex cross-section. Distal edge has finer retouch. Broken perpendicular to longitudinal axis; more than half remains. Black, fine-grained rock with concoidal fracture. Retouched edges are straight and meet in a point at distal end of flake, and have marginal dorsal edges. Proximal end of flake is broken. |
| Length | 7.4 cm |
| Width | 2.6 cm |
| Credit Line | Alaska Unalaklett Expedition, Bruce Lutz, 1968 |
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