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Type Site: Little Pico Creek (SLO-175), San Louis Obispo County, California
Little Pico Creek Bi-Point
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(Provisional Type)
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Date:
Cultural Period:
3,000 - 1,000 B.P.
Transitional Archaic to
Developmental
Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
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Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a large bi-point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is excurvate with the tip curving in and curving back in towards the base. Small asymmetrical tangs or nipples are on the blade
at the junction of the blade and the stem. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is reported in San Luis Obispo County and into the surrounding region.
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See:
Jones, Terry L. and Waugh, Georgie (1995), Central California Coastal Prehistory: A View from Little Pico Creek, Perspectives in California Archaeology, No. 3 Institute of Archaeology, University of California, Los
Angles.
Dietz, Stephen A., Hildebrant, William R, Jones, Terry L. (1988), Archaeological Investigations at Elkhorn Slough: CA-MNT-229, A Middle Period Site on the Central California Coast, Northern California Archaeological
Group, California
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Point Validity: Provisional Type
This type has limited professional references. This is considered a provisional type.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
30, W1
Little Pico Creek Projectile Point, Little Pico Creek Arrowhead
