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967.39.3 - harpoon foreshaft

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Object Typeforeshaft Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Saint George Island Date Collected1966

Item Details

Object Typeforeshaft Place CollectedNorth America: United States, Alaska, Saint George Island Date Collected1966
Accession Number 967.39.3 Title harpoon foreshaft Object Status original Category organic tools Object Type foreshaft Portion complete Creator unknown Place Collected North America: United States, Alaska, Saint George Island Place Collected Details Staraya Artil View Site Details » Cultural Region Subarctic Collected By Bryan, Alan L., Dr. Date Collected 1966 Provenience surface collection Materials organic > faunal > bone Techniques cut Description A cut and ground harpoon foreshaft. Made from marine mammal bone. Credit Line Bryan, Alan L., Dr.; Gruhn, Dr. Ruth Scientific Name Mammalia View Taxonomy Details »
967.39.3 - harpoon foreshaft
967.39.3 - harpoon foreshaft
Dorsal view of a harpoon foreshaftUniversity of Alberta, Department of Anthropology
Ventral view of a harpoon foreshaftUniversity of Alberta, Department of Anthropology

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"967.39.3 - harpoon foreshaft, Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection." University of Alberta Museums Search Site, https://search.museums.ualberta.ca/17-11510. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

Taxonomic Hierarchy

Kingdom Animalia Phylum Chordata Class Mammalia
This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.

Taxonomic Hierarchy for Bryan/Gruhn Archaeology Collection

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This hierarchy is created from our museum records, it may not always accurately reflect modern taxonomies.