Hafted Knife or Scraper. XCB-105-3247

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Human: Ancient Blade or Tool, XCB-105-3247. Circa 400 BCE - 100 CE. XCB-105 Adamagan (meaning "walrus hunter's place" in the Aleut tongue) dominates Morzhovoi Bay, a vast and rugged region on Alaska's western peninsula. This massive settlement boasted multiple thriving communities when it was inhabited between 400 BCE and 100 CE. At its peak, Adamagan was the largest Arctic village, home to an estimated 1,000 people. Archaeologists have also uncovered evidence of earlier occupations dating back to 2,200-1,700 BCE, as well as later periods from 1,000-600 BCE and 900-1,100 CE. The Western Alaska Peninsula artifacts were made possible through research grants from the National Science Foundation: NSF 9630072, NSF 9814086, NSF 9996372, NSF 9996415, NSF 1139266, and NSF 1321411. H. Maschner led this project as Principal Investigator. Scanning was accomplished using either a Faro Edge Arm or a Minolta Vivid 9i, with subsequent processing done in Geomagic or Polyworks software. Textures were applied in Geomagic Wrap using 2-8 high-quality photographs. The original digitization took place at the Idaho State University's IVL lab, while final processing and publication were handled by Global Digital Heritage experts.