Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: J. L. Shiner
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1961
Type Site: Cold Springs Site, McNary Reservoir, Oregon
Comment: This point was named by Shiner in 1961 and redefined by Butler in 1962.
Identified By: J. L. Shiner
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1961
Type Site: Cold Springs Site, McNary Reservoir, Oregon
Comment: This point was named by Shiner in 1961 and redefined by Butler in 1962.
Point Validity:
Valid type
Shiner is a well published and respected anthropologist who is an expert in western archaeology This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Shiner is a well published and respected anthropologist who is an expert in western archaeology This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Cold Springs Side Notch
Cluster: Northern Side Notch Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium triangular side notch point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from excurvate to straight. The shoulders may vary from horizontal to having a slightly upward angle. The stem is expanding. The basal margin may vary from straight to contracting. On examples with expanding stems, the basal margin is reduced. The base is primarily straight, but may range from slightly convex to slightly concave. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 28 to 114 mm (average 40 to 60 mm), Stem Length - 11 to 16 mm, Blade Width - 16 to 34 mm, Neck Width - 10 to 17 mm, Stem Width - 14 to 33 mm, Thickness - 4 to 8 mm
Total Length - 28 to 114 mm (average 40 to 60 mm), Stem Length - 11 to 16 mm, Blade Width - 16 to 34 mm, Neck Width - 10 to 17 mm, Stem Width - 14 to 33 mm, Thickness - 4 to 8 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
The most commonly used material is obsidian followed by chalcedony, rhyolite, and ,local and exotic cherts
The most commonly used material is obsidian followed by chalcedony, rhyolite, and ,local and exotic cherts
Additional Comments:
This point shares the same characteristics as the Northern Side Notch and the Bitterroot Side Notch (in the northern Great Basin) with all three having overlapping attributes. Homer (1980), argues that these three types are confusing and have inconstant application. Many differentiate the three types based on region with the Cold Springs found on the Columbia Plateau, the Bitterroot on the Northern Plains and into the Northern Great Basin. Homer did a battery of measurements on the three types and found that there were no significant distinguishing characteristics between the three types.
This point shares the same characteristics as the Northern Side Notch and the Bitterroot Side Notch (in the northern Great Basin) with all three having overlapping attributes. Homer (1980), argues that these three types are confusing and have inconstant application. Many differentiate the three types based on region with the Cold Springs found on the Columbia Plateau, the Bitterroot on the Northern Plains and into the Northern Great Basin. Homer did a battery of measurements on the three types and found that there were no significant distinguishing characteristics between the three types.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in Columbia Plateau of Washington, Oregon and northern Idaho and into the Canadian Plateau of British Columbia.
This point is primarily found in Columbia Plateau of Washington, Oregon and northern Idaho and into the Canadian Plateau of British Columbia.
Age / Periods:
Date: 6,700 - 5,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 6,700 - 5,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
This type is part of the Cold Springs Phase.
This type is part of the Cold Springs Phase.
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Elko Side Notch, Northern Side Notch, San Rafael, Sudden Shelter, Ventana Side Notch
Elko Side Notch, Northern Side Notch, San Rafael, Sudden Shelter, Ventana Side Notch
