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- Tolchaco Chert Clovis Point
Description: Tolchaco chert Clovis projectile point base. Lanceolate in shape and fluted on only one side, this point was thinned by percussion and pressure flaking, followed by grinding on the edges of the base and the lower 1/3 of the sides. The image on the left is of the original projectile point material. The image on the right is of the same point "smoked" with ammonium chloride to intensify the flake scars. Dimensions: 4.1 x 2.6 x 0.6 cm Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card). - Wupatki Clovis Point
Description: Isolated Clovis fluted projectile point found northeast of West Mesa and east of the Citadel Sink in Wupatki National Monument, Arizona. X-ray fluorescence (XRF) identified the the material as Black Tank obsidian, the source of which is located more than 50 miles from Wupatki National Monument. The images on the left are of the original projectile point material. The images on the right are of the same point "smoked" with ammonium chloride to intensify the flake scars. Dimensions: 55.4 mm (L) x 27.8 mm (max. W) x 8.8 (max. T). Base width is 25.2 mm with a basal concavity depth of 4.3 mm. Both lateral margins are ground. Collection: On display at the Wupatki National Monument Visitor Center. Additional Information: Christian E. Downum (1993) Evidence of a Clovis Presence at Wupatki National Monument. Kiva 58(4):487-494. - 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). - Projectile Point or Drill
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Pueblo II) Description: Large Pueblo II (PII)chert projectile point manufactured on a curved flake. Deeply side-notched with a convex base and a slightly compressed tip, the latter of which may have been reworked as a drill. Dimensions: 1 11/32 x 19/32 x 1/8 (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 2383). - Eastgate Projectile Point
Cultural Period: Archaic Description: Red, gray, and white agate projectile point with one broken barb, tentatively identified as an Eastgate point. Dimensions: 2 L x 3/4 W (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 180). - Corner-notched Projectile Point
Cultural Period: Archaic Description: White/pink/orange chalcedony projectile point, Archaic in age, and identified as San Pedro/Elko Corner-notch. The tip has been repaired with glue. Dimensions: 2 3/4 L x 7/8 W (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 234). - 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. - Probable Rose Spring Point
Cultural Period: Early Ceramic Description: Probably Rose Spring Corner-notched point. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument. - Projectile Point
Cultural Period: Probably Archaic Description: Corner-notched point. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument. - Probable Rose Spring Point
Cultural Period: Early Ceramic Description: Probably Rose Spring Corner-notched point. Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument. - 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). - Point Preform
Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan (Pueblo II) Description: Chert/chalcedony Pueblo II (PII) middle-stage preform (a projectile point prior to side-notching). Dimensions: Unknown. Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 937). - Drill Fashioned from a Point
Cultural Period: Archaic/Ancestral Puebloan Description: This drill was knapped into the end of a chert Elko Corner-notched/San Pedro projectile point. This point style has a vast age range, but is typically considered Middle to Late Archaic. However, the drill could have been fashioned on an older point, so dating this particular artifact without contextual information, such as site location and stratigraphic positioning, would be very difficult, if not impossible. Dimensions: 1 3/8 L x 13/16 W x 3/16 T (inches). Collection: On display at Navajo National Monument (Catalog No. 35). - San Pedro Point
Description: San Pedro side-notched projectile point, made from an orangish-pink mottled fossil sponge. The point has an overall red patina but has been reflaked in a few places through the patina, especially on one notch and along the edge of one side. Dimensions: 4.2 x 2.1 x .06 cm. Collection: On display at the Tuzigoot National Monument Visitor Center (catalog card).