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Corner-notched Projectile Point

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

Description: Black fine-grained volcanic, corner-notched with an expanding base with reddish soil or ochre stains; stylistically similar to San Pedro and Basketmaker projectile point types, per Ashlee Bailey, Northern Arizona University graduate student in Anthropology.

Dimensions: L 4.0, W 2.0 CM.

Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), RM 1-S, W Cache.

Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.