ALASKAN 

(Siberian-Yupik Eskimo)

Side,  Corner and Basel Notched Forms

Length: 2.232"

Thickness: .267"

Point width: .667"

Base Length: .677"

Base width: .430"

Lithic Comp.: Black Chert

This is a Siberian Projectile

 

 
 

Phase 3 PALISADES Northern Archaic

Length: 1.483"

Thickness: .241"

Point width: .861"

Base Length: .324"

Base width: .502"

Lithic Comp.:  Banded Quartz

Length: 3.73"

Thickness: .39"

Point width: 1.0"

Lithic Comp.:  Grey Chert

This is a Siberian Projectile

 

Length: 2.83"

Thickness: .39"

Point width: .93"

Lithic Comp.:  Grey Green Chert

This is a Siberian Projectile

 

Length: 1.26"

Thickness: .12"

Point width: .38"

Lithic Comp.:   Green Chert

 

 

Length: 1.684"

Thickness: .189"

Point width: .535"

Base Length: .360"

Base width: .336"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

From Aleutian Peninsula

Ex: Bob Knowlton

See Chignik Web Page

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Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

From Unalaska Island

Ex:  William Witt Collection

See Unalaska Web Page

 

Length: 2.825"

Thickness: .282"

Point width: 1.052"

Base Length: .693"

Base width: .418"

Lithic Comp.:  Olive Chert

From Aleutian Peninsula

Ex: Bob Knowlton

 

Arctic Small Tool Tradition

In the Bering Sea Region there was the Arctic Small Tool tradition: 6,000-4,200 BP

The first coastal dwellers of the true Arctic regions who appeared before 4200 B.P.

and who had a hunting tradition and a distinctive set of stone tools, weapon tips,

and adzes of small size (hence the name).

 

Kotzebue Bay

Phase 2 PALISADES: 5200 5000 B.P.

 Ex: Nels G. Hanson.

Collected in the early 1900's. From the Kotzebue Bay region.

Length: 1.359"

Thickness: .313"

Point width: .698"

Base Length: .387"

Base width: .408"

Lithic Comp.:  Black Chalcedony

Length: 1.258"

Thickness: .260"

Point width: .722"

Base Length: .413"

Base width: .423"

Lithic Comp.: Black Chalcedony

   
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Kotzebue Bay

Length: 1.609"

Thickness: .286"

Point width: .756"

Base Length: .516"

Base width: .532"

Lithic Comp.: Basalt ?

   

Length: 1.237"

Thickness: .266"

Point width: .700"

Base Length: .317"

Base width: .427"

Lithic Comp.:  Black Chalcedony

   
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Length: 1.749"

Thickness: .227"

Point width: .774"

Base Length:.619"

Base width: .631"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

Length: 1.032"

Thickness: .211"

Point width: .890"

Base Length: .426"

Base width: .719"

Lithic Comp.:  Black Chert

 

Length: 1.60"

Thickness: .25"

Point width: .83"

Base Length:.46"

Base width: .64"

Lithic Comp.:  Brown Chert

From St. Lawrence Island

 

Length: 1.63"

Thickness: .29"

Point width: .99"

Base Length:.46"

Base width: .75"

Lithic Comp.:  Gray Chert

From St. Lawrence Island 

 

BIFURCATED FORM *Rare*

Kotzebue Bay

Length: 1.352"

Thickness: .240"

Point width: 1.041"

Base Length: .239"

Base width: .792"

Lithic Comp.:  Basalt

 

UNKNOWN TYPES

Length: 2.082"

Thickness: .206"

Point width: .676"

Base Length: .616"

Base width: .479"

Lithic Comp.: Basalt

Length: 2.160"

Thickness: .340"

Point width: .589"

Base Length: .546"

Base width: Single Tapered"

Lithic Comp.: Grey Chert