Side Blade Fragment

69-16-685

From: Alaska | Unalakleet

Curatorial Section: American

Object Number 69-16-685
Current Location Collections Storage
Provenience Alaska | Unalakleet
Culture Area Arctic Culture Area
Locus IP House
Section American
Materials Chert (uncertain)
Description

Grey, fine-grained rock with tan inclusions and concoidal fracture (chert or volcanic orgin). Assymetrical. Distal edge arcuate; proximal edge staight. Ridege on longitudinal axis. Both surfaces flaked. Distal edge has finer retouch than proximal edge. Broken at both ends; midsection remains.

Length 3.9 cm
Width 1.6 cm
Thickness 0.4 cm
Credit Line Alaska Unalaklett Expedition; Bruce Lutz, 1969

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