Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Warren W. Caldwell and Oscar Mallory
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1967
Type Site: Hells Canyon Rockshelter / Hells Canyon Village Site, Idaho
Identified By: Warren W. Caldwell and Oscar Mallory
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1967
Type Site: Hells Canyon Rockshelter / Hells Canyon Village Site, Idaho
Point Validity:
Valid type
Caldwell is a prominent anthropologist and professor for the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nebraska. He completed his PhD at the University of Washington where he conducted studies into the archaeology of Washington. Mallory was a distinguished archaeologist who worked for the Smithsonian conducting field studies. This point was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type
Caldwell is a prominent anthropologist and professor for the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nebraska. He completed his PhD at the University of Washington where he conducted studies into the archaeology of Washington. Mallory was a distinguished archaeologist who worked for the Smithsonian conducting field studies. This point was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type
Hells Canyon Basal Notch
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium triangular corner notch point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from excurvate to straight. The shoulders are strongly barbed, commonly extending to the base of the point. Heavily re-sharpened examples will have reduced shoulders. The stem is short and ranges from straight to slightly expanding. Notches enter the base of the point and are deep with parallel edges. The base may range from straight to convex. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 24 to 75 mm, Stem Length - 4 to 9 mm, Blade Width - 17 to 39 mm, Neck Width - 7 to 16 mm, Stem Width - 7 to 21 mm..
Total Length - 24 to 75 mm, Stem Length - 4 to 9 mm, Blade Width - 17 to 39 mm, Neck Width - 7 to 16 mm, Stem Width - 7 to 21 mm..
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Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found on the Columbia Plateau, into the Cascade range of Oregon, through-out the Snake River Plains, and into the northern Great Basin.
This point is primarily found on the Columbia Plateau, into the Cascade range of Oregon, through-out the Snake River Plains, and into the northern Great Basin.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,200 - 200 B.P.
Cultural Period: Developmental to Historic
Glacial Period: Vandal Minimum to Little Ice Age
Culture:
Date: 1,200 - 200 B.P.
Cultural Period: Developmental to Historic
Glacial Period: Vandal Minimum to Little Ice Age
Culture:
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Hells Canyon Corner Notch
Hells Canyon Corner Notch
