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Name Details:
Named By: Warren W. Caldwell and Oscar L. Mallory
Named For: Type Site location
Date Identified: 1969
Type Site: Hells Canyon Rockshelter and Village Site, Snake River, Washington
Snake River Corner Notch
Cluster: Elko Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
2,500 - 1,000 B.P.
Late Archaic to
Developmental
Roman Warm to
Medieval Warm
Late Harder Phase
Glacial Period:
Phase:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium
corner to basal notch point with an elliptical cross section. The baled may vary from excurvate to straight. The blade is commonly
serrated. The shoulders are barbed with pointed terminations. The stem is expanding with a straight to concave base. Examples with deeply concaved bases will have an eared or articulated appearance. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 34 to
68 mm, Stem Length - 5 to 7 mm, Blade Width - 16 to 27 mm,
Neck Width - 11 to 14 mm, Stem Width - 12 to 19 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the mid to upper Snake River basin and into the Columbia River basin of Washington and Oregon and into western Idaho.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Caldwell is a prominent
anthropologist and professor for the Department of Anthropology at the University of Nebraska. He completed his PhD at the University of Washington where he conducted
studies into the archaeology of Washington. Mallory was a distinguished archaeologist who worked for the Smithsonian conducting field studies. This point was named in a professional publication and has many professional
references. This is considered a valid type
.
Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
5, 23, 30
Snake River Projectile Point, Snake River Arrowhead
