XPM-098 stone bowl fragment, Sapsuk River, AK

Description

Large stone bowl fragment from XPM-098 Trench 3 Unit 2 Level 2, catalog number 472. These have been found elsewhere in the region prior to 1500 BCE, especially at Russell Creek. Dates here 2800-2200 BCE. SR08-01-TR3-U2-L2 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.