77-47-Q9 Walrus Ivory labret, Hot Springs, AK.

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Walrus Ivory labret (plug extention for the lower lip), Carved to mimic a bird. Hot Springs Village, Port Moller, Alaska. CAT# 77-47-Q9 (09?), House A, Okada Excavations, Levels 1-3. Dated 600-800 CE. The Hot Springs site is a massive village on the shore of Port Moller, on the Alaska Peninsula side of the southern Bering Sea. It was excavated by several different teams over the last 100 years. The main occupations are from 2000 BCE-1000 BCE, and from 100 CE to 800 CE. The Hot Springs artifacts are presented as a result of the research conducted under grants NSF 0137756, NSF 1204020, NSF 1139266, and NSF 1321411. H. Maschner, Principal Investigator. Original digitizing work done at the IVL at Id. St. Univ. Subsequent processing completed at Global Digital Heritage.