Name Details:
Named By:  Martin A. Baumhoff and J.S. Byrne
 Named For:  Redding, Shasta County, California
 Date Identified:  1959
 Type Site: 
  Desert Redding Side Notch
 AKA: Winitu
Cluster: Desert Side Notch Cluster









Commonly Utilized Material:

Date:                  
Cultural Period:  
Glacial Period:   
Culture:              
400 - 100 B.P.
Historic
Little Ice Age to Modern Times
Winitu Culture


Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:



Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:

This is a thin small to medium isosceles triangular side notch point with a flattened cross section.  The blade is primarily straight, but may vary to slightly excurvate or slightly incurvate.  This variant generally has smooth blades and lack any serrations.  Diagonal notches are well below the mid-point and are narrow and deep.  Points generally considered Winitu points have diagonal doglegged notches.  The shoulders may vary from having a slightly to a strong barb depending on the notch.  The stem is expanding.  The basal edges may range from being square to curving in towards the base.  The base may vary from deep concave to having a deep V-shaped.  This point has a random flaking pattern.    

 Size Measurements:  Total Length - 21 to 142 mm (average 25 to 40 mm),  Stem Length - 9 to 13 mm,  Blade Width - 12 to 35 mm,  Neck Width -6 to 18 mm,  Basal Width - 12 to 32 mm,  Thickness - 2 to 7 mm

Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

This point is primarily found in the northern Sacramento River valley in north-central California and into the southern Cascade range of Oregon.
Similar Points:
 Ahsahka, Bear River, Bitterroot, Cold Springs, Panoche, Piqunin, Uinta
Related / Associated Points:
Yana
Additional Comments:

Other Websites with Detailed Information:

This point is also referred to as a Winitu point after the Winitu culture who used the Desert Redding point.  Points made by the Winitu tend to have a deeper narrow dogleg notch, but it still falls into the characteristics of the Desert Redding type.
Pictures:

Desert Delta Projectile Point
Pictures Provided By:
Larry Pealer
Western Artifacts





References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):

16, 23, 30
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Other points in this Cluster:
Bear River, Desert, Desert Delta, Desert Redding, Panoche

Point Validity:  Valid Type

Baumhoff was a distinguished anthropologist and serves as the Chair in the Department of Anthropology, University of California – Berkley.  He conducted extensive studies into the archaeology of California.  Baumhoff conducted studies into the Desert Series with Bryne.  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:
Desert Redding Projectile Point, Desert Redding Arrowhead
Winitu Projectile Point, Winitu Arrowhead