XPM-104. Biface, Sapsuk River, Alaska

Biface. The only complete nonpoint biface recovered from XPM-104. Generic bifaces are rare after 1000 B.C. in the region as more formal tool kits become the standard. Recovered on the surface on the edge of the drain field catalog number 384. SR08-01 Surface Col. #2 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.