PROJECT / WCH-351 / ACTIVE
Pituffik Inscription Corpus
Comparative analysis of repeated signs preserved on a small set of inscribed material associated with a Pituffik field archive. Work focuses on sign recurrence, positional constraints, reading direction, and material provenance; no linguistic affiliation has been established.
MATERIAL RECORD / PTF-03
Inscribed composite fragment.
Material associated with a Pituffik field archive and transferred to Archive 18B for controlled imaging and comparative analysis.
- RECORD
- PTF-03
- CORPUS
- PIC-1 through PIC-7
- SUBSTRATE
- Dark ceramic-metal composite / classification unresolved
- DIMENSIONS
- 113 × 74 × 9 mm
- SURFACE
- 27 complete signs / 9 partial signs
- IMAGING
- Raking light / multispectral / XRF
- SCRIPT STATUS
- Unclassified / linguistic affiliation unresolved
Repeated sign groups occupy stable positions across the available surfaces. Current analysis favors intentional structured inscription over decorative repetition or handling marks. The sample does not support translation.
FIELD / FACILITY SITES
Archive 18B
Wyman Hall Human Systems Lab
WS-006 / Pituffik field archive
METHODS
sign-frequency analysis
positional distribution analysis
reading-direction testing
material provenance comparison
comparative epigraphy
EQUIPMENT / SYSTEMS
multispectral document camera
raking-light capture rig
portable XRF spectrometer
graphemic comparison environment
RECENT ACTIVITY
2026-09-26 — corpus PIC-1 through PIC-7 entered comparative review
2026-09-22 — raking-light and multispectral capture of PTF-03 completed
2026-09-15 — Marlowe supplemental award activated
FUNDING
Marlowe Foundation for Human Knowledge
MFHK-26-271 · $485,000
Marlowe Foundation for Human Knowledge
MFHK-25-204 · $610,000
NEWS
2026-09-28Marlowe Foundation adds support for comparative epigraphyFunding2026-09-26Pituffik inscription corpus enters comparative analysisResearch