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- Chiricahua Projectile Point
Description: Quartzite Chiricahua projectile point. Dimensions: L 26.8, W 17.4, T 5.4 mm; W 2.2 g. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 5602). - Chiricahua Projectile Point
Description: Basalt Chiricahua point. Dimensions: L 29.1, W 17.6, T 6.7; W 3.1 g. Provenience: Upper Ruin. Collection: WACC, Tonto National Monument (Catalog No. TONT 5499). - 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). - A History of Wupatki in Flaked Stone
The sequence of projectile points and bifaces displayed represents approximately 13,000 years of people on the landscape of Wupatki. Far Left Basalt hoe or knife (ca. A.D. 1100 - 1200s). Upper row (left to right) Elko-series point made of red chert/chalcedony found near Crack-in-Rock (Archaic); tan-brown chert Plainview point from Wupatki Pueblo; Clovis point made of Black Tank obsidian (ca. 13,000 years old); Elko Corner-notched chert point (Archaic); and Elko Corner-notch chert point (Archaic). Note: The Elko points depicted have been professionally restored. Far right Pueblo-period bifacial knife made from agatized wood and found at Wupatki Pueblo. Bottom row (left to right) Kayenta chert point from Wupatki Pueblo; Cohonina obsidian point from Wupatki Pueblo, Sinagua chert point from Wupatki Pueblo; Cohonina-style point or drill made from chalcedony found in Wupatki Pueblo; Kayenta point from near Crack-in-Rock; Sinagua point from Wupatki Pueblo; Chiricahua-style Archaic point made from chalcedony; and obsidian Cohonina point from Wupatki Pueblo. Collection: On display at Wupatki National Monument (catalog cards are linked in the descriptions of the individual artifacts). - 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). - 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).