Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Jason D. Gillespie
Named For: Point attributes
Date Identified: 2002
Type Site:
Identified By: Jason D. Gillespie
Named For: Point attributes
Date Identified: 2002
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Gillespie is an anthologist who has conducted studies into the archaeology of Alberta and the surrounding region. This point was defined in his Masters Thesis at the University of Calgary, and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Gillespie is an anthologist who has conducted studies into the archaeology of Alberta and the surrounding region. This point was defined in his Masters Thesis at the University of Calgary, and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Basal Thinned Triangular
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular point with an thin elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate with the tip curving in and becoming widest at about the midpoint. bottom half of the blade can vary from being parallel, to having a slight curve back in towards the base, or being slightly auriculate. The base is primarily slightly concave but may vary to almost straight. There are one to three basal flakes removed from each face. Basal grinding is present on this point.
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
These points have been reported in the Alberta Plains and into the British Columbia Rockies. They have been found in the Greater Forks region and along the shores of the Glacial Lake Saskatchewan.
These points have been reported in the Alberta Plains and into the British Columbia Rockies. They have been found in the Greater Forks region and along the shores of the Glacial Lake Saskatchewan.
Age / Periods:
Date: 11,050 - 9,900 B.P.
Cultural Period:Transitional Paleo
Glacial Period: Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene
Culture:
Date: 11,050 - 9,900 B.P.
Cultural Period:Transitional Paleo
Glacial Period: Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene
Culture:
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