SGER: Emergency Analysis and Conservation of Early Holocene Organic Tools from Central Alaska

该奖项是根据2009年美国复苏和再投资法案（公法111-5）资助的。该项目包括对阿拉斯加中部格斯特尔河遗址的几个全新世早期有机工具的紧急保护和分析。2008年的挖掘工作在分层良好的环境中发现了三个有机点，这些点似乎是微刀片插入的槽。这些发现与该遗址的组分3直接相关，可追溯到~10,100 cal BP。这些点是经过处理的：一些显示出轴向元素，也可能包含嵌入的岩石（一些淤泥尚未被清除）。有机文物已经从间歇性冻结的土壤中恢复，并且正在变干，需要立即的稳定努力以及长期的保护。如果不进行处理，这些遗骸目前是稳定的，这限制了可以进行的分析。一旦保存下来，他们将进行x射线分析，以帮助描述形态，并识别可能仍然嵌入在槽中的任何小岩石。一旦文物保存，将进行残留物分析、岩屑分析和技术（制造技术）分析。

This award is funded under the American Recovery and Reinvestment Act of 2009 (Public Law 111-5).This project consists of emergency conservation and analysis of several Early Holocene organic tools from the Gerstle River site, in central Alaska. Excavation in 2008 recovered three organic points in well-stratified contexts, with what appear to be slots for microblade insets. These finds are directly associated with Component 3 at the site, dating to ~10,100 cal BP. The points are worked: some exhibit hafting elements and may also contain embedded lithics (some silt has yet to be removed). The organic artifacts are have been recovered from intermittently frozen soils and are drying out, necessitating immediate stabilization efforts as well as long-term conservation. The remains are currently stable, provided they do not undergo handling, which limits analyses that can be performed. Once conserved, they will undergo X-ray analysis to help describe the morphology and to identify any small lithics that might remain embedded in the slots. Residue-analysis, lithic analysis, and technological (manufacturing techniques) analyses will be performed once the artifacts are conserved.