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69-16-418

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 69-16-418
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Archaeology Area N4, W4.2 - house floor
Locus House 120
Section American
Materials Chert (uncertain)
Description

Dark, fine-grained rock with concoidal fracture (chert or volcanic origin). Asymmetrical, one pointed end, one rounded end. Ridge is parallel to and close to distal edge. Both surfaces flaked, distal edge has finer retouch.

Length 6.7 cm
Width 2.7 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition; Bruce Lutz, 1969

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