The tradition here called Aleutian will embrace all those artifact assemblages found west of the slate polishers of the Kodiak tradition.
Throughout the territory and time period of the Aleutian tradition stone tool assemblages are dominated by chipped implements, many of which are stemmed points and knives of various forms.
ALEUTIAN TRADITION
Kodiak Island (Ocean Bay I Culture)
Upper Alaskan Penninsula ( Takli Alder Culture)
2500 to 4000 BC
LITHIC COMPOSITION
BASALT
ALEUTIAN PROJECTILES DESCRIPTIONS
Ruler scale: 1 mark=1/16"
CONTRACTED STEMMED
 Length: 1-5/8" Widest Point: 3/4" |
 Length: 1-13/16" Widest Point:11/16" |
ROUNDED STEMMED
 Length: 2-3/16" Widest Point: 1-3/16" |
 Length: 1-9/16" Widest Point:1/2" |
LANCEOLATE
Length: 1-5/16" Widest Point: 7/16" |
Length:2-0" Widest Point: 9/16" |
Length: 2-1/4" Widest Point:13/16" |
AURICULATE
Length: 2-7/16" Widest Point: 1-1/2" |
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