Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Richard Woodbury / Noel Justice
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1954 / 2001
Type Site: Awatovi Site on the Hopi Reservation, Arizona
Identified By: Richard Woodbury / Noel Justice
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1954 / 2001
Type Site: Awatovi Site on the Hopi Reservation, Arizona
Point Validity:
Valid type
Woodbury was a prominent Anthropologist who was a professor at many prestigious universities and was instrumental in the formation and served as Chair of the Anthropology Department at U Mass Amherst. This point was fist identified in his Master’s Thesis. Justice formalized this type in his book on the Great Basin.
Woodbury was a prominent Anthropologist who was a professor at many prestigious universities and was instrumental in the formation and served as Chair of the Anthropology Department at U Mass Amherst. This point was fist identified in his Master’s Thesis. Justice formalized this type in his book on the Great Basin.
Awatovi Side Notch
Cluster: Pueblo Side Notch Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small triangular point with a flattened to elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily straight. Parallel U-shaped notches enter the blade forming a horizontal shoulder and an expanded stem. The base may vary from straight to concave and has a center notch in the basal edge. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 14 to 35 mm, Stem Length - 8 to 11 mm, Neck Width - 6 to 11 mm, Max Width (basal width) - 11 to 22 mm, Thickness - 3 to 4 mm
Total Length - 14 to 35 mm, Stem Length - 8 to 11 mm, Neck Width - 6 to 11 mm, Max Width (basal width) - 11 to 22 mm, Thickness - 3 to 4 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Woodbury referred to these points as Awatovi Variety of side notch points. Noel Justice formalized the Awatovi Side Notch name separating the type from other similar points and identifying them as a separate unique type (Justice, 2001)
Woodbury referred to these points as Awatovi Variety of side notch points. Noel Justice formalized the Awatovi Side Notch name separating the type from other similar points and identifying them as a separate unique type (Justice, 2001)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is found from the Gunnison River valley on Colorado to the Rio Grande River Valley through out Arizona into southeastern California and into the Colorado River Valley in Utah. Distribution extends into Northern Chihuahua and northeastern Sonora, Mexico
This point is found from the Gunnison River valley on Colorado to the Rio Grande River Valley through out Arizona into southeastern California and into the Colorado River Valley in Utah. Distribution extends into Northern Chihuahua and northeastern Sonora, Mexico
Age / Periods:
Date: 700 - 100 B.P.
Cultural Period: Classic to Historic
Glacial Period: Medieval Warm to
Modern Times
Culture:
Date: 700 - 100 B.P.
Cultural Period: Classic to Historic
Glacial Period: Medieval Warm to
Modern Times
Culture:
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Buck Taylor, Citrus Side Notch, Gatlin, Pueblo Side Notch, Point of the Pines, Ridge Ruin Side Notch, Snaketown Side Notch, Walnut Canyon
Buck Taylor, Citrus Side Notch, Gatlin, Pueblo Side Notch, Point of the Pines, Ridge Ruin Side Notch, Snaketown Side Notch, Walnut Canyon
