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Name Details:
Named By:
Emma Davis, Clark Brott, and D. Weide
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1969
Type Site: Pamamint Site
(Iny-20), Inyo County, California
Panamint Stemmed
Cluster: Great Basin Stemmed Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Basalt, Obsidian, Chert
Date:
Cultural Period:
11,680 - 9,940 B.P.
Transitional Paleo
Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium to large triangular knife with an elliptical cross
section. The blade is excurvate. The shoulders range from
having an upward angle to being absent. The stem is long usually
making up 30 to 50 percent of the total length, with straight edges.
The base is primarily convex with rounded basal corners. This
point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 60 to 200 mm, Blade Width
- 30 to 60 mm, Thickness - 10 to 30 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the dry lake
areas of central California and into central Nevada. Distribution
may extend through-out the Great Basin.
Additional Comments:
Pictures:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Davis was a renowned
anthropologist who served as the currator at the San Diego Museum of Man.
She specialized in the paleo period of the Great Basin. Brott
conducted studies through California and has written many article about
California archaeology. Weide is an anthropologist and professor for
the Department of Anthropology, in Sacramento and has conducted
studies through-out California. This point was named in a professional
publication and has many professional references. This is considered a
valid type.
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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
Carlos Falcon
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
Panamint Stemmed Projectile Point, Panamint Stemmed Arrowhead
