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69-16-794

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 69-16-794
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Archaeology Area N2.5, W10.3 - floor
Locus IP House
Section American
Materials Chert
Description

Dark, grey, fine-grained rock with concoidal fracture (chert or volcanic origin). Asymmetrical, double pointed. Distal edge straight; proximal edge arcuate. Ridge parallel to and closer to distal edge. Both surfaces flaked. Distal edge has finer retouch than proximal edge. Section of distal edge broken.

Length 7.8 cm
Width 2.2 cm
Thickness 0.6 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition; Bruce Lutz, 1969

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