Burin Spall
56-28-2382
From: Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet
Curatorial Section: American
| Object Number | 56-28-2382 |
| Current Location | Collections Storage |
| Culture | Denbigh Flint Complex |
| Provenience | Alaska | Norton Sound | Cape Denbigh | Iyatayet |
| Culture Area | Arctic Culture Area |
| Locus | IYH1-f |
| Section | American |
| Materials | Chert |
| Description | Burin spall artifact (?) or burin spall on black chert. Apparently a class 1 spall (Giddings, 1964: 220) but seems to be either polished or hinge fractured around entire surface at distal end. |
| Length | 1.6 cm |
| Width | 0.3 cm |
| Thickness | 0.2 cm |
| Credit Line | Gift of J. Louis Giddings, 1956 |
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