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- Clovis Point, Alternate View
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Description: The Desert View Clovis point. This projectile point, made of Narbona Pass (formerly Washington Pass) chert, is one of only a few Paleoindian points found in the Grand Canyon. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park. - Folsom Point
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Description: The Little Nankoweap Folsom point, found as an isolate along the Little Colorado River. The material is likely Tolchaco chert. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: C:09:0164. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 66204). - Folsom Point, Alternate View
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) The Little Nankoweap Folsom point, found as an isolate along the Little Colorado River. The material is likely Tolchaco chert. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: C:09:0164. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 66204). - Elko Side-notched Point
Cultural Period: Archaic (Elko Series, Archaic, 9,000 - 1,000 BP) Description: This Elko-series projectile point was found three miles west of Crack-in-Rock Ruin in Wupatki National Monument. The point was made from red Chinle chert and was broken in two when first found. It has since been repaired. Dimensions: 4.8 x 2.0 x 0.48 cm (1.89 x 0.79 x 0.19 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Chiricahua-style Point
Cultural Period: Archaic (Middle Archaic, 4,800 - 2,500 BP) Description: This projectile point was made from translucent white chalcedony and found near Doney Peak in Wupatki National Monument. Dimensions: 2.85 (L) x 1.95 (W) x 0.35 (T) cm (1.12 x 0.77 x 0.14 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Elko Corner-notched Point
Cultural Period: Archaic (Elko Series, 8,000 – 950 BP) Description: This Elko corner-notched point was found near Deadmans Wash in Wupatki National Monument. The point was manufactured from a white and rust colored chert and has been professionally repaired. Dimensions: 14.0 cm (L) x 6.9 cm (W) x .4 cm (T) (5.5 x 2.7 x .16 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Elko Corner-notched Point
Cultural Period: Archaic (Elko Series, 8,000 – 950 BP) Description: A nearly complete Elko Corner-notched projectile point made of brown chert. Points such as this would have been attached to a dart for use with an atl-atl or "spear-thrower." Dimensions: 6.0L x 3.0W cm (2.36 x 1.18 in) Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Ridge Ruin Side-notched Point
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Sinagua Description: Ridge Ruin Side-notched chert projectile point, at type manufactured by the Sinagua. This point was found in the trash on the west side of Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 1.3L x 0.6W cm (0.51 x 0.024 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Cohonina Point
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Cohonina Description: Obsidian projectile point manufactured in the Cohonina style. This point was found in the trash on the west side of Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 1.2L x 0.4W x 0.1T cm (0.47 x 0.16 x 0.04 in). Collection: on display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Kayenta Point
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Kayenta Description: Basally notched projectile point manufactured on chert in the Kayenta style. This point was found on a mesita west of Crack-in-Rock Road. Dimensions: 3.6L x 1.6W x 0.31T cm (1.42 x 0.63 x 0.12 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Cohonina Point
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan/Cohonina (Wupatki Pueblo, A.D. 1130 – A.D. 1260) Description: Cohonina-style chalcedony projectile point or drill from Wupatki Pueblo. Dimensions: 45.0L x 9.0W x 2.0T mm (1.77 x 0.35 x 0.08 in). Collection: on display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Bajada Point
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Long-stemmed, obsidian proximal to medial fragment of a projectile point showing weak shoulders and a concave base; appears patinated. Identified by Ashlee Bailey, Northern Arizona University graduate student in Anthropology as a Bajada point, which is an Archaic period point type dating substantially earlier than the occupation of Atsinna Pueblo. Dimensions: L 3.0, W 2.0, T 0.8 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - San Pedro Point
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Obsidian, corner to side-notched projectile point with convex margins that appear slightly serrated. Identified by Ashlee Bailey, Northern Arizona University graduate student in Anthropology as a San Pedro point, which is an Archaic period point type dating substantially earlier than the occupation of Atsinna Pueblo. Dimensions: L 3.3, W 1.9, T 0.6 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 18, Near NE corner of the pueblo, at former ground level. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Cortaro Point
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Triangular flaked stone artifact with a concave base made from a medium to fine-grained volcanic material. Although previously identified as a knife, Ashlee Bailey, Northern Arizona University graduate student in Anthropology, suggests this artifact is stylistically very similar to a Cortaro projectile point. If this is the case, it is likely that a resident of Atsinna collected the point from elsewhere, as Cortaro points date between 4300 BP and 2300 B.P., substantially earlier than the occupation of Atsinna Pueblo. Dimensions: L 6.5, W 3.7, T 0.9 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Pueblo Side-notched Point
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Unevenly side-notched projectile point made from white, opaque chalcedony or chert. Dimensions: L 2.8, W 1.4 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Refuse Mound, Test 3, 60-70 CM. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.