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Plateau Horizon Corner Notch
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
2,000 - 1,200 B.P.
Transitional Archaic to Developmental
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 vary from slightly barbed to barbed with rounded terminations. The stem is short and expanding. The base may
range from straight to convex with rounded basal corners. 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.
Additional Comments:
This point is considered the transitional point
from the Atlatl Dart (Plateau Horizon Basal Notch) to the bow and arrow
(Plateau Horizon Corner Notch).
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.
These points may range from larger (older) points similar to Hells Canyon Corner Notch to
smaller (newer) points similar to Columbia Plateau Corner
Notch.
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
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
48, 144
Plateau Horizon Corner Notch Projectile Point, Plateau Horizon Corner Notch Arrowhead
