XFP-031 Burnishing tool, Sanak Island, Alaska

Sea mammal bone burnishing tool, Sanak Island, Alaska. Cat# XFP-031-57-1 XFP-031 is a group of house depressions on the north shore of Sanak Island, Alaska. Multiple radiocarbon dates place it from 350 BCE to 100 BCE, placing it in the Adamagan Phase of the Alaska Peninsula. These artifacts were scanned with either a Faro Edge Arm or a Minolta 9i. Processed in Geomagic or Polyworks. 4-8 photos were used for texture in ZBrush. 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