Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: James F. O'Connell
Named For: Alkali Canyon, Surprise Valley, California
Date Identified: 1971
Type Site:
Identified By: James F. O'Connell
Named For: Alkali Canyon, Surprise Valley, California
Date Identified: 1971
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
O’Connell is an Anthropologist and the Director of the Archaeological Center at the University of Utah, Anthropology Department. This type was published in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is a valid type.
O’Connell is an Anthropologist and the Director of the Archaeological Center at the University of Utah, Anthropology Department. This type was published in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is a valid type.
Alkali Stemmed
Cluster: Rosegate Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a narrow small triangular corner notch point with a flattened to narrow elliptical cross section. The blade is commonly thin and may vary from slightly excurvate to straight. The shoulders may vary from barbed to having an upward angle. The stem is long and straight. The length of the stem is one third to one half the length of the blade. The base may range from straight to convex. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 18 to 41 mm (average 20 to 30 mm), Stem Length - 6 to 10 mm, Blade Width - 8 to 16 mm, Stem Width - 4 to 7 mm, Thickness 3 to 6 mm
Total Length - 18 to 41 mm (average 20 to 30 mm), Stem Length - 6 to 10 mm, Blade Width - 8 to 16 mm, Stem Width - 4 to 7 mm, Thickness 3 to 6 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
This is a variant of the Rose Springs Stemmed point.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is found through-out the northern Great Basin and into the Columbia Plateau.
This point is found through-out the northern Great Basin and into the Columbia Plateau.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,500 - 700 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Prehistory to
Developmental
Glacial Period: Vandal Minimum to Medieval
Warm
Culture: Shoshone Culture
Date: 1,500 - 700 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Prehistory to
Developmental
Glacial Period: Vandal Minimum to Medieval
Warm
Culture: Shoshone Culture
Age Details:
Similar Points:
Columbia Plateau, Hartstene Island, Rabbit Island, Rose Springs Stemmed, Stockton, Wallula Gap
Columbia Plateau, Hartstene Island, Rabbit Island, Rose Springs Stemmed, Stockton, Wallula Gap
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Eastgate Expanding Stem, Eastgate Split Stem, Parowan Basal Notch, Rose Springs Corner Notch, Rose Springs Side Notch, Rose Springs Stemmed
Eastgate Expanding Stem, Eastgate Split Stem, Parowan Basal Notch, Rose Springs Corner Notch, Rose Springs Side Notch, Rose Springs Stemmed
