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- Chiricahua Point (Possible)
Description: Rhyolite point tentatively identified as a Chiricahua projectile point. This point may have been reworked from a larger, more elongated point. Dimensions: 4 x 3 x 0.7 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Pinto Point
Description: A Type 3 Pinto Point made from a mottled pink and red fossil sponge. The point appears to have been reworked to remove two serrations from one edge, possible in an effort to salvage the point after damage to the tip end. Dimensions: 2.9 x 1.82 x 0.61 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Jay Point Base
Description: A heavily patinated Jay point base with a snap break at the stem/point junction and a flat base. The point was made on a fine-grained basalt. Dimensions: 2.7 x 2.5 x 0.8 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Cienega Stemmed Point
Description: Cienega Stemmed point made on Kaibab Chert. The point is finely serrated and has a slightly flared stem and deep corner notches. Dimensions: 3.55 x 2.1 x 0.4 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Eden Point
Description: Light brown-tan chert Eden point with a snap break near the basal end and serrations along the edges. Dimensions: 5.19 x 2.06 x 0.54 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Pinto Point
Description: Petrified wood Pinto projectile point with a slightly contracting stem and basal notch. Dimensions: 2.15 x 1.6 x 0.35 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Cienega Short Point
Description: Cienega Short projectile point made of a mottled pink/red chert and deeply notched in the corners. The point has a waxy appearance, which may indicate the chert was heat-treated before being knapped. Dimensions: 2.44 x 2.02 x 0.53 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Cienega Stemmed Point
Description: Cienega Stemmed point made on Kaibab Chert. The point has a slightly flared stem and corner notches. Dimensions: 3.02 x 2.1 x 0.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Gypsum Cave Point
Description: A Gypsum Cave point made on fine-grained basalt. Dimensions: 3.34 x 1.88 x 0.54 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Gypsum Cave Point
Description: Quartzite Gypsum Cave point with contracting sides and a slightly convex base. Dimensions: 4.2 x 2.35 x 0.55 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - San Pedro Point
Description: Side-notched San Pedro point made on Presley Wash Obsidian. Dimensions: 4.1 x 1.5 x 0.5 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Pinto Point
Description: A Type 1 Pinto point made on Government Mountain Obsidian. Type 1 points have concave bases and are sometimes faintly shouldered. Dimensions: 2.33 x 1.66 x 0.45 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - San Jose Point
Description: San Jose point made on Kaibab Chert. The point has serrations along both edges, a flared stem, and a concave base. Dimensions: 2.8 x 1.7 x 0.55 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Pinto Basin Point
Description: Fine-grained basalt Pinto Basin point made on an edge-retouched flake. The point has a slightly contracting stem, a basal notch, and random flaking pattern. Dimensions: 2.22 x 1.69 x 0.41 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Chiricahua Cochise Point
Description: Chiricahua Cochise point made from a red-brown mottled chert. The point has side and basal notches, and is serrated on the edges. Dimensions: 3.32 x 2.07 x 0.56 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).