A Unique Specimen of Pressure-Flaked Pyrite from St. Lawrence Island, Alaska

Attention is invited to a unique flaked pyrite object from the ancient village of Miyowaghameet, St. Lawrence Island, Alaska. While specimens of unworked pyrite and certain pyrite-studded artifacts1 have been found at this and other Arctic sites, the specimen illustrated (Fig. 40) is, to the best of...

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Published in:American Antiquity
Main Authors: Norman, Potosky, Romayne L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: Cambridge University Press (CUP) 1947
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Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.2307/275693
https://www.cambridge.org/core/services/aop-cambridge-core/content/view/S0002731600017054