Koniag, Inc.

Koniag, Inc. will launch the Alutiiq Technological Inventory project to document and systematize methods for identifying prehistoric Alutiiq artifacts. The two-year partnership with the Alutiiq Museum will create a detailed, referenced laboratory manual summarizing the approximately 300 type of artifact types in the museum's large archaeological collections, descriptions of the roughly 60 raw materials used in artifact manufacture, and a raw material comparison kit. The museum's curatorial staff will develop these resources with help from Alutiiq Elders, a consulting geologist, the museum's collections and their documentation, and ethnographic references. These resources will assist and improve the accuracy of cataloging, provide tools for museum interpretation, and enhance public education.