ALASKAN 

(Siberian-Yupik Eskimo)

KAYUK and Variants

 

Thought to be a Northern Stylistic Variant of a Late Paleo Indian Cultural

 Tradition that stretched from the Plains to Northern North America between 6000 - 3000 B.C.

Reference: Prehistory of North Alaskan-Handbook of North American Indians Volume 5 Arctic-

Douglas D. Anderson

These points have excellent parallel-oblique flaking
Similar to Eden, First View  and
Alberta Types

bear

Overall Length:

2.1"

Thickness: .29"

Point width: .52"

Base Length: .32"

Base width: .39"

Lithic Comp:

Black Chert

Overall Length:

2.1"

Thickness: .24"

Point width: .49"

Base Length: .34"

Base width:.42"

Lithic Comp:

Black Chert

Overall Length:

2.6"

Thickness: .30"

Point width: .54"

Base Length: .40"

Base width: .43"

Lithic Comp.:

Light Gray Chert 

Overall Length: 2.6"

Thickness: .30"

Point width: .54"

Base Length: .29"

Base width: .39"

Lithic Comp.:

Brown Chert

Overall Length:

2.5"

Thickness: .26"

Point width:.56"

Base Length: .36"

Base width: .43"

Lithic Comp.:

Light Gray Chert

This point is from Wales, Alaska and possibly dates to the Denbigh Flint Complex 4500 - 5000 B.P.

Ex: Koneg (Original Collector)

This point is from Wales, Alaska and possibly dates to the Denbigh Flint Complex 4500 - 5000 B.P.

Ex: Eklund

Ex: Knowlton

This point is from Shishmaref, Alaska and possibly dates to the Denbigh Flint Complex 4500 - 5000 B.P.

Ex: Eklund

Ex: Knowlton

Pt. Barrow

Denbigh Flint Complex 4500 - 5000 B.P.

Ex: Tom Kennedy

 

Alaskan First View Type

         

 

Acasta Lake Complex 7000 B.P.

Overall Length: 1.720"

Thickness: .301"

Point width: .574"

Base Length: .518"

Base width: .513"

Lithic Comp.: Gray Chert

 

Ex: Favell Museum, (Guy Gilbert Collection)

Alaskan Alberta Type

 

 

 

Overall Length: 1.596"

Thickness: .218"

Point width: .464"

Base Length: .372"

Base width: .339"

Lithic Comp: Mottled Black Chert

 

Ex: Nels G. Hanson Collection, Kotzebue Alaska