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Name Details:
Named By: Richard Holmer
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1978
Type Site: Sudden Shelter, Utah
Sudden Side Notch
Cluster: Northern Side Notch Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
The most commonly used material is obsidian followed by
chalcedony, rhyolite, and ,local and exotic cherts.
Date:
Cultural Period:
6,400 - 4,300 B.P.
Middle Archaic
Middle Holocene to
Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
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. The base ranges from straight to concave. 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
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found on the Colorado Plateau and into the eastern Great Basin. The distribution extends into southeastern Nevada just north of the Colorado River Valley.
Additional Comments:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Holmer was a well-respected
pioneering anthropologist who as a driving force at the Department of Anthropology at the University of Utah. 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:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
32, 33, 34, 35, 39, 167
Sudden Shelter Projectile Point, Sudden Shelter Arrowhead
