XPM-098. Hafted End Blade, Sapsuk River, AK

XPM-098. Hafted End Blade, Rhyolite. Sapsuk River, Alaska SR08-01-TT4-U2-L4 CAT# 492 XPM-098. Large hafted basalt biface from Trench 1 Unit 3 Level 2, catalog number 461. Biface exhibits grinding on lower third of blade. The only common parallels in the region are Chirikof Island. Dates 3200-2600 BCE. Biface-A Sapsuk River, Nelson Lagoon area, Alaska Peninsula, Alaska. Several salmon fishing sites. Early period dating 3200-2100 BCE, and a later occupation 100 BCE to 500 CE. Original digitizing work done at the IVL at Id. St. Univ. Subsequent processing completed at Global Digital Heritage. Maschner, H. et al. 2010. The Archaeology of the Sapsuk River, Alaska. An Occasional Papers Publication. Bureau of Indian Affairs, Alaska Region, Branch of Regional Archaeology, Anchorage.