XCB-003-809 Fish Tail Point Base

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Fish Tail Point Base XCB-003-809, a site dating back to around 400-1 BCE. The location is known as XCB-003 or IZM-003 and was extensively studied by A.P. McCartney in 1971. This excavation marked the beginning of research on the Izembek Phase, an archaeological period characterized by small villages featuring unique whalebone houses and artifacts closely related to those discovered in the Bristol Bay region. The estimated age of these findings is approximately 1200-1350 CE. The Alaska Peninsula artifacts were a direct result of research funded by NSF grants 9630072, 9814086, 9996372, 9996415, 1139266, and 1321411, led by Principal Investigator H. Maschner. These artifacts were digitally captured using either the Faro Edge Arm or the Minolta Vivid 9i scanner, with further processing done in Geomagic or Polyworks software. For texture enhancement, 2-8 photos were used in Geomagic Wrap, while initial digitization was performed at the IVL on Id. St. Univ. campus. Subsequent analysis and publication were completed by Global Digital Heritage. A.P. McCartney's work on the site is documented in his 1974 article "Prehistoric Cultural Integration along the Alaska Peninsula" published in APUA (16(1):59-84). H. Maschner also contributed to the understanding of this period, as seen in his Arctic Anthro article "doi: 10.1353/arc.2011.0007" published on January 1, 2004, in Volume 41, Issue 2, pages 98-111.