Fixed Barbed Harpoon, Hot Springs Village

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The Hot Springs Village site, located on the shores of Port Moller in southern Alaska, is a vast archaeological complex that has been extensively excavated over the past century. The village's primary occupation periods are dated to 2000 BCE-1000 BCE and 100 CE-800 CE. Japanese excavations conducted in 1960 shed light on this site, which was later described in detail by Workman (1966) in Arctic Anthropology and Maschner (2004) in the American Journal of Archaeology. A fixed barbed harpoon found at Hot Springs Village, cataloged as CAT# 2-21.15.2, is believed to have originated from either Hot Springs 2A or 2B. This artifact falls within the timeframe of 100 CE-800 CE and was likely used by the early inhabitants of the village. Numerous research grants, including NSF 0137756, 1204020, 1139266, and 1321411, have supported the excavation and analysis of the Hot Springs artifacts. H. Maschner served as the principal investigator on these projects, overseeing both the initial digitization work conducted at Idaho State University's Institute for Vital Longevity and subsequent processing completed at Global Digital Heritage.