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69-16-235

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 69-16-235
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Archaeology Area N4.5, W3 - House 120 Overburden
Locus House 120
Section American
Materials Obsidian
Description

Edges are straight and convergent. Both edges have large, steep retouch flakes and smaller flake removals at the intersects of the ventral and dorsal surfaces. On the dorsal surface of the flake from the direction of both proximal and distal ends of the flake there are large flake removals ending in hinge fractures. Broken by hinge fractures, so that only mid-section of artifact remains.

Length 4.9 cm
Width 3.1 cm
Thickness 0.8 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition; Bruce Lutz, 1969

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