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Plateau Horizon Basal Notch
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
2,400 - 2,000 B.P.
Transitional Archaic
Roman Warm to Vandal
Minimum
Plateau Pit House Culture
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
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 - 31 to
76 mm, Stem Length - 6 to 9 mm, Blade Width - 22 to 31 mm,
Neck Width - 11 to 17 mm, Stem Width - 13 to 19 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the mid to
lower Frazier River Valley of British Columbia and Washington.
This point and may be found into the mid to lower Chilcotin Plateau.
Has been found in Bonner Co, Idaho.
Additional Comments:
This point is similar to the newer Hells Canyon
Corner Notch found on the Snake River Plains of Idaho, Oregon, and into
Washington.
The point progression in the mid to lower Frazier River Valley is: Cody
points, Nesikep, Lehman, Lochnore, Shuswap, Plateau Horizon, Kamloops.
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
Re-illustrated from examples by Rousseau, 2008
Stefan Grimes
Trevor
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
48, 144
Plateau Horizon Corner Notch Projectile Point, Plateau Horizon Corner Notch Arrowhead
