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Name Details:
Named By: Scott
A. Des Planques
Named For: San
Luis Valley, Colorado
Date Identified:
2001
Type Site: Multiple
site in the San Luis valley
San Luis Side Notch
Sudden Shelter variant
Provisional Type
Cluster: Northern Side Notch Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
6,400 - 4,300 B.P.
Early Archaic
Middle Holocene to
Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Phase:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily straight to excurvate, but may also be straight. Parallel notches are U-Shaped and are placed high on the
blade. The shoulders are horizontal with an expanded stem and a convex
base.
This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 30 to
72 mm (average 35 to 50 mm), Stem Length - 14 to 28 mm,
Blade Width - 14 to 30 mm, Neck Width - 11 to 26 mm, Stem
Width - 18 to 33 mm, Thickness - 4 to 8 mm (based on similar Sudden Shelter point)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in western Colorado. This is a
variant of the Sudden Shelter point and may have the same distribution.
Additional Comments:
Point Validity: Provisional Type
Des Planques is an archaeologist and on the Board of Trustees for the
Missouri Archaeological Society. This type was defined in his masters
thesis on the San Luis valley of Colorado. This type has no other
professional references that were located. This is considered a
provisional type.
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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
As illustrated by Des Plaques (2001)
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
35
San Luis Side Notch Projectile Point, San Luis Side Notch Arrowhead
