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Western Basketmaker II Point

ELMO00000806.jpg Chalcedony Projectile PointThumbnailsCorner-notched Projectile Point

Cultural Period: Ancestral Puebloan, Atsinna Pueblo (A.D. 1275 – mid-1300s)

Description: This projectile point is deeply corner to side-notched and is missing the tip; made from a tan, white, and gray mottled chert. Identified by Ashlee Bailey, Northern Arizona University graduate student in Anthropology, as possibly Western Basketmaker II.

Dimensions: L 4.5, W 2.5 CM.

Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 1-N, Lower fill.

Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.

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Randy Sullivan, NPS Digital Team Photographer
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