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- 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). - Clovis Point
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. - 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). - 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). - Rosegate Series Point
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Description: Rosespring Series projectile point from the Kaibab Plateau; made on black and gray mottled chert (left: original; right: enhanced with RTI). Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 14476). - Elko Series Point
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Description: Chert Elko Series projectile point (left: original; right: enhanced with RTI). Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 15753). - Rose Spring Projectile Point
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Description: Rose Spring projectile point, orange/buff chert, with one broken notch (left: original; right: enhanced with RTI). Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 13440). - Plainview Point
Culture: Paleoindian (Plainview ≈ 13,000 - 10,000 BP) Description: Plainview projectile point base from Wupatki Pueblo, Wupatki National Monument. The material is an unsourced brown chert. The basal thinning on this point is reminiscent of Clovis fluting, leading some researchers to classify this point as a Clovis fluted point rather than a Plainview. Dimensions: 5.2 cm (L) x 2.5 cm (W) x 0.30 cm (T) (2.0 x .98 x .12 in). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). - Eastgate Point
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Description: Pink chert Eastgate projectile point (left: original; right: enhanced with RTI). Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 14483). - Jay Point
Description: Jay point made on Government Mountain Obsidian. The point has a slightly contracting stem and a convex base. Dimensions: 4.32 x 2.22 x 0.7 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Clovis Point
Cultural Period: Paleoindian (Clovis ≈ 13,000 BP) Description: Clovis fluted projectile point found northeast of West Mesa and east of the Citadel Sink in Wupatki National Monument, Arizona. According to the results of x-ray fluorescence (XRF) testing, the point was made from Black Tank obsidian, the source of which is located more than 50 miles from Wupatki National Monument. Dimensions: 55.4 mm (L) x 27.8 mm (max. W) x 8.8 (max. T). Base width is 25.2 mm (9.2 in) with a basal concavity depth of 4.3 mm. (1.7 in) Both lateral margins are ground. ( 21.8 x 10.9 x 3.5 in ). Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog card). Additional Information: Christian E. Downum (1993) Evidence of a Clovis Presence at Wupatki National Monument. Kiva 58(4):487-494. - Serrated Gypsum Point
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Description: Serrated Gypsum point made on black and gray chert (left: original; right: enhanced with RTI). Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 15277). - 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). - 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).