The Burin Spall Artifact

Old World burins, discovered in the northern Bering Sea area in 1948, subsequently have been found widely distributed in earlier sites in interior and eastern arctic America. Those of the Denbigh Flint Complex in Alaska are most varied in form. Burin spalls, thin slivers struck or pressed from burin...

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Published in:ARCTIC
Main Author: Giddings, J.L.
Format: Article in Journal/Newspaper
Language:English
Published: The Arctic Institute of North America 1956
Subjects:
Denbigh culture
Arctic
Bering Sea
Flint
Greenland
Alaska
Online Access:https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66846
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spelling ftunivcalgaryojs:oai:journalhosting.ucalgary.ca:article/66846 2023-05-15T14:18:50+02:00 The Burin Spall Artifact Giddings, J.L. 1956-01-01 application/pdf https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66846 eng eng The Arctic Institute of North America https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66846/50759 https://journalhosting.ucalgary.ca/index.php/arctic/article/view/66846 ARCTIC; Vol 9, No 4: 1956; 229-237 1923-1245 0004-0843 Denbigh culture info:eu-repo/semantics/article info:eu-repo/semantics/publishedVersion research-article 1956 ftunivcalgaryojs 2022-03-22T21:23:36Z Old World burins, discovered in the northern Bering Sea area in 1948, subsequently have been found widely distributed in earlier sites in interior and eastern arctic America. Those of the Denbigh Flint Complex in Alaska are most varied in form. Burin spalls, thin slivers struck or pressed from burins, appear to have been used as tools themselves (over 200 from Denbigh) probably for engraving. Spalls collected in Greenland show similar characteristics. Article in Journal/Newspaper Arctic Arctic Bering Sea Greenland Alaska University of Calgary Journal Hosting Arctic Bering Sea Flint ENVELOPE(-65.417,-65.417,-67.333,-67.333) Greenland ARCTIC 9 4
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The Burin Spall Artifact
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description Old World burins, discovered in the northern Bering Sea area in 1948, subsequently have been found widely distributed in earlier sites in interior and eastern arctic America. Those of the Denbigh Flint Complex in Alaska are most varied in form. Burin spalls, thin slivers struck or pressed from burins, appear to have been used as tools themselves (over 200 from Denbigh) probably for engraving. Spalls collected in Greenland show similar characteristics.
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Greenland
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