Name Details:
Named By:  Richard Forbes
Named For:   Pekisko, Alberta, Canada
Date Identified:  1966
Type Site
 Pekisko
AKA: Pekisko Concave Base
(Plains Side Notch Variant)
Cluster:











Commonly Utilized Material:

Date:                    
600 -200 B.P.
Classic to Historic
Little Ice Age

Cultural Period:    
Glacial Period:    
Culture:             


Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Pekisko Projectile Point



Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:

This is a thin small side notch point with a flattened cross section.  The blade is primarily straight, but may vary to slightly excurvate.  Parallel U-shaped notches enter the blade forming horizontal shoulders and an expanded stem.  The base may range from concave to almost straight with sharp basal corners and is generally slightly wider than the shoulders.  This point is generally well-made and has a oblique parallel to random flaking pattern. 

Size Measurements - Length - 10 to 34 mm (20.6 mm mean), Width - 9 to 18 mm (14.2 mm mean), Thickness - 2 to 7 mm (2.6 mm mean)

Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

This point is primarily found in the northern plains region of Montana, South Dakota, North Dakota, into eastern Colorado, northern Nebraska, and into southern Saskatchewan and Alberta.

Similar Points:
Buffalo Gap, Cayley, Cluny, Cut Bank, Emigrant, Lookingbill, Mortlach, Paskapoo, Washita
Related / Associated Points:
Billings, Buffalo Gap, Cut Bank, Emigrant, Paskapoo, Washita
Additional Comments:

Other Websites with Detailed Information:



Plains Side Notch variants as described by Kehoe (as illustrated 1966)
1. Plains Side Notch (Primary type) 2. Billings, 3. Buffalo Gap, 4. Cut Bank, 5. Emigrant, 6. Paskapoo, 7. Pekisko, 8. Washita
Pictures:


Pictures Provided By:
Paulette Senner


References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):

23, 30, 64, 176
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Point Validity:  Valid Type

Forbis is an eminent anthropologist and was a professor for the Department of Anthropology at the University of Calgary.   He was responsible for development of the Archaeological Research Program for the Glenbow Museum and is considered the “Father of Alberta Archaeology”.  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:
Pekisko Projectile Point, Pekisko Arrowhead