Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Noel Justice
Named For: Diablo Canyon, San Luis Obispo County, California
Date Identified: 2002
Type Site:
Identified By: Noel Justice
Named For: Diablo Canyon, San Luis Obispo County, California
Date Identified: 2002
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Justice is a distinguished archaeologist and Assistant Director and Curator of Collections at Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana University. This point was named in his book on points of California and the Great Basin, and this type has several professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Justice is a distinguished archaeologist and Assistant Director and Curator of Collections at Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana University. This point was named in his book on points of California and the Great Basin, and this type has several professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Diablo Canyon Side Notch
Cluster: Pacific Coast Side Notch Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a narrow medium triangular side notch point with a flattened to elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from excurvate to straight. The shoulders range from horizontal to having an upward angle. Wide U-shaped parallel notches enter the blade at a parallel to slightly diagonal placement which forms an expanded stem. The base may vary from convex to straight. Some examples have had a slightly convex base. Basal thinning may be seen on this point, but basal grinding is rarely present. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 36 to 60 mm, Stem Length - 11 to 19 mm, Blade Width - 14 to 30 mm, Neck Width - 10 to 21 mm, Basal Width - 18 to 29 mm, Thickness - 6 to 9 mm
Total Length - 36 to 60 mm, Stem Length - 11 to 19 mm, Blade Width - 14 to 30 mm, Neck Width - 10 to 21 mm, Basal Width - 18 to 29 mm, Thickness - 6 to 9 mm
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Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found through out the southern and central California coastal regions and coastal ranges. This point is found up to Sierra Nevada range and into the Mohave Desert. This point has been reported into the Sierra Nevada's rarely.
This point is primarily found through out the southern and central California coastal regions and coastal ranges. This point is found up to Sierra Nevada range and into the Mohave Desert. This point has been reported into the Sierra Nevada's rarely.
Age / Periods:
Date: 8,000 - 5,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early to Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 8,000 - 5,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early to Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
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