Bone Burnishing Tool, XFP-119, Sanak Island, AK

Bone Burnishing Tool, Seal Rib, XFP-119, Sanak Island, Alaska. XFP-119-60. Likely 400-100 BCE. XFP-119 is a group of house and other depressions along the beach within the area of the Historic town of Sanak. There are at least three components dating approximately 400 BCE, 100BCE, and 1250-1410 CE. These artifacts were scanned with either a Faro Edge Arm or a Minolta Vivid 9i. Processed in Geomagic or Polyworks. 4-8 photos were used for texture in Geomagic Wrap. The Sanak Island artifacts are presented as a result of the research conducted under grants NSF 0326584, NSF 0508101, NSF 1139266, NSF 1321411. H. Maschner, Principal Investigator. Original digitizing work done at the IVL at Id. St. Univ. Subsequent processing completed at Global Digital Heritage. Fieldwork and analysis done with the permission and collaboration of the Pauloff Harbor Tribe and the Sanak Corporation.