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Name Details:
Named By: Greg White
Named For: Round Valley Indian Reservation, Mendocino County, California
Date Identified: 1979
Type Site:
Round Valley
Cluster: Rattlesnake Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
2,400 - 900 B.P.
Transitional Archaic to Developmental
Roman to Medieval Warm
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular
corner notch point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from excurvate to straight. The shoulders are
barbed, but examples with re-sharpening may have reduced shoulders. Deep diagonal notched enter the blade from the corner to the preform creating a narrow neck. On examples with larger notches may have an expanding stem type point appearance. The stem is expanding. The base
may range from convex to straight. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 33
to 52 mm, Stem Length - 7 to 12 mm, Blade Width - 16 to
27 mm, Neck Width - 8 to 11 mm, Thickness - 4 to 6 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found on the Round Valley reservation of Mendocino County, California. It may be found with decreased frequency in the southern North Coastal Ranges and
into Lake and Sonoma Counties in
California.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Pictures:
Point Validity: Valid Type
White is an anthropologist and
owner of an archaeology research firm in California. He has conducted extensive studies into the archaeology of California. This type 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:
As Illustrated by Justice (2002)
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
16, 23, 30
Round Valley Projectile Point, Round Valley Arrowhead
