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- Projectile Point with Missing Base
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Medial fragment of a possible projectile point with irregular notching along both margins; made on a tan and white mottled chert. The basal portion is missing. According to Ashlee Bailey, Northern Arizona University graduate student in Anthropology, the point is morphologically similar to San Pedro or San Jose points. Dimensions: L 4.6, W 2.2, T 0.6 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Room 17, Fill. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Archaic Period Point
Cultural Period: Archaic Description: Stemmed quartzite projectile point. This is likely a Bajada point, which is a style dating to the Early Archaic period. Dimensions: 2 3/16 L x 1 W (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 186). - Arrow
Description: Willow twig with an obsidian projectile point lashed on with yucca fiber. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 570). - Arrow
Description: Projectile point bound to a reed arrow shaft with cotton string and modern wire. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 937). - Arrow, Detail
Description: Willow twig with an obsidian projectile point lashed on with yucca fiber. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 570). - Arrow, Detail
Description: Projectile point bound to a reed arrow shaft with cotton string and modern wire. Dimensions: Unknown. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 937). - 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. - Bajada Point
Description: A Bajada point made on Government Mountain Obsidian. The point has a contracting stem, concave base, and basal notch. Dimensions: 4.0 x 1.95 x 0.65 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Basketmaker II Point
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Basketmaker Description: Basketmaker II projectile point. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument. - Biface or Point
Cultural Period: Unknown Description: Flaked bifacial knife or projectile point. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument. - Brown Chert Projectile Point
Cultural Period: Archaic Description: San Pedro/Elko Corner-notched brown chert point with serrated edges. Dimensions: 1 5/8 L x 13/16 W (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 235). - Bull Creek Point
View with Reflectance Transformation Imaging (RTI) Description: White chalcedony Bull Creek projectile point (left: original; right: enhanced with RTI). Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: Grand Canyon National Park (Catalog No. GRCA 21260). - Chalcedony Projectile Point
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s) Description: Projectile point made from opaque white chalcedony, shallow side-notching and an irregular base. Dimensions: L 2.2, W 1.2 CM. Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Surface. Collection: National Park Service, El Morro. - Chert Point or Drill
Description: Lanceolate chert point or drill. Dimensions: L 31.1, W 14.2, 4.9 mm; W 1.8 g. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 4743). - 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).