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Name Details:
Named By: unknown (straight base) / Alston V. Thoms (concave base)
Named For:
Date Identified: ? / 1977
Type Site: Bandelier National Monument, New Mexico / North Rio Grande Region , New Mexico
Pueblo Side Notch
Cluster: Pueblo Side Notch Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
700 - 500 B.P.
Classic - Late Prehistory
Little Ice Age
Pueblo III - IV
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Pueblo Straight Base
Pueblo Concave Base
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small
triangular side notch point with a flattened cross section. The blade is straight with small narrow parallel notches entering the blade towards the base on a
horizontal axis. The shoulders are horizontal with and expanded stem. The base may vary from straight to concave. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurement: Total Length - 14 to 35 mm, Stem Length - 6 to 9 mm, Neck
Width - 4 to 9 mm, Max Width (basal width) - 9 to 15 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in regions occupied by Puebloan cultures in Arizona and New Mexico and into the Four Corners region of Utah and Colorado.
Distribution extends into northern Sonora and northern Chihuahua Mexico.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
This is a general type that includes many different types. The only distinguishing feature for this type are the basal treatment. The ratio between the height and width may vary (Justice, 2002).
Sub-types include: Awatovi, Buck Taylor, Gatlin, Point of the Pines, Ruin Ridge, Snaketown, Walnut Canyon, White Mountain.
Other variations of this point include Pueblo Aligned Edge, Pueblo Parallel Edge, Pueblo Barbed as defined by Thomas (1977). Pueblo Pecos and Pueblo La Plata variants have been defined by Woodbury (1954).
Point Validity: Valid Type
Thoms is a distinguished anthropologist and professor for the Department of
Anthropology, University of Washington. He has conducted extensive studies into the archaeology of the Pacific Northwest, south-central North America, and Texas and the Desert Southwest. This type was
named in a professional publication, but is generally considered a generic type which has many sub-types. This is a valid type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, 39
Pueblo Projectile Point, Pueblo Arrowhead
