The projectiles and other artifacts on these pages are from the Western through the Northern coastal regions of Alaska, including the Northern interior.

This includes the areas from Nunivak Island, north to the area surrounding Norton Bay (Cape Denbigh)

(St. Michael, Unalakleet to Nome and Wales),  Kotzebue Bay (Kotzebue and *Cape Krusenstern)

to Point Hope, Cape Lisburne to Point Barrow.

St. Lawrence Island and surrounding Punuk Islands

Southwards into the Alaskan Peninsula to Chignik Lake (Aleutian Peninsula) and then hopping over to Unalaska Island and other sites along the 

Aleutian Islands

*Cape Krusenstern Archeological District contains the cultural remains of peoples who have inhabited these beaches for 5,000 or more years. Adjacent to the ridges on unglaciated uplands in the Igichuk Hills are surface deposits that extend the record backward to the time of the end of the Pleistocene. The beach ridges of Cape Krusenstern provide a broad, horizontal stratigraphy which includes virtually all phases of cultural history known in northwest Alaska.

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Most of these Artifacts were excavated by the local inhabitants of  Point Hope, Pt. Barrow and St. Lawrence Island.
During the 1930's through 1990's many sites were excavated and the material (Ivory) that was found was sold to Non-Native Buyers.
Mr. Hunter told me that the local natives would dig everything up and then line up at buying/selling stations and sell everything. Many thousands of pounds of fossilized Ivory came from these sites.

Unfortunately this type of non-scientific digging lead to the destruction of many fine potential Archaeological sites.

WHETSTONE (ipiksaun)

This slate artifact was used in the sharpening  of blades and projectiles

Ex: Del Roerick , Personal Find

Eskimo flint flaker with 5-7/8” long channeled antler handle and an accompanying 4-3/4” long antler rod.

Ex: F. Adrian Goodbrod (1894-1962)

F. A. Goodbrod (1894-1962), a mineralogist who operated the “Museum of the Past” gift shop and museum in

 Lava Hot Springs, Idaho, from 1957 until his death. Goodbrod acquired most of his Eskimo artifacts between 1947 and 1953 through purchases from Alaskan natives, including Rex Tuzroyluk of Point Hope and Lawrence Kulukhon of Gambell.

These projectiles were normally inserted into a bone, antler or ivory shaft and were used in hunting Walrus, Seals, Caribou Musk Oxen, plus other large animals.
 

4-1/4" Point with Antler Shaft Ex: F. A. Goodbrod (1894-1962)