Karl, Great journals leading up to your field work. You sure sound ready to get dirty in the field!! I was part of the 2008 Nuvuk Arch. Project out of Barrow and I well remember the excitement of heading into the field. If others are interested the journals are still posted and we had swimming, bears, cold weather and a football game!!
I'll be paying attention to your journals so we can compare findings later. I've been working here in VT on a project that involves native stone tools, in this case, it appears that the native people were making "blanks" or the start of stone tools that could then be traded with other native people. The person that got the piece of quartzite would then finish the tool themselves.
Good luck with your computer, I hope it all works out!! Best wishes, Frank Kelley