Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: John Byrd
Named For: Landowner in Birch Creek Montana
Date Identified: 2005
Type Site:
Identified By: John Byrd
Named For: Landowner in Birch Creek Montana
Date Identified: 2005
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Collector type
This type was named in Indian Artifact Magazine (2005), Vol 24. No 2 pg 47-50, but there has been no additional professional references to this type. This is considered a collector type.
This type was named in Indian Artifact Magazine (2005), Vol 24. No 2 pg 47-50, but there has been no additional professional references to this type. This is considered a collector type.
Galt Side Notch
Collector Type Cluster:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin medium corner to side notch point with an elliptical to flattened cross section. The blade may range from straight to excurvate. U shaped notches form shoulders that range from primarily barbed to horizontal. The stem may be expanding or expanded. The base may vary from slightly concaved to straight. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 18 to 38 mm, Stem Length - 3 to 5 mm, Blade Width - 11 to 16 mm, Neck Width - 5 to 8 mm, Stem Width - 7 to 13 mm
Total Length - 18 to 38 mm, Stem Length - 3 to 5 mm, Blade Width - 11 to 16 mm, Neck Width - 5 to 8 mm, Stem Width - 7 to 13 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily reported in the Northern High Plains and into Canada.
This point is primarily reported in the Northern High Plains and into Canada.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,800 - 900 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Woodland / Developmental
Glacial Period: Roman to Medieval Warm
Culture:
Date: 1,800 - 900 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Woodland / Developmental
Glacial Period: Roman to Medieval Warm
Culture:
Age Details:
Similar Points:
Avonlea Carmichael, Avonlea Gull Lake, Avonlea Timber Ridge, Plains Side Notch, Prairie Side Notch, Besant, Elko Eared, Irvine, Nanton, Peskisko, Samantha, Swift Current, Tompkins, Washita
Avonlea Carmichael, Avonlea Gull Lake, Avonlea Timber Ridge, Plains Side Notch, Prairie Side Notch, Besant, Elko Eared, Irvine, Nanton, Peskisko, Samantha, Swift Current, Tompkins, Washita
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