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Projectile Point Reworked into a Saw

ELMO00000837.jpg Pueblo Side-notched PointThumbnailsChopper/Tested Cobble

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

Description: Three notches occur along the distal end of a projectile point basal fragment. The notches create saw-like teeth along the straight edge of the distal end where the projectile point likely snapped.

Dimensions: L 1.5, W 2.6, T 0.4 CM.

Provenience: LA 99 (Atsinna Pueblo), Refuse Mound, Test 3, 10-20 CM.

Collection: National Park Service, El Morro.

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Randy Sullivan, NPS Digital Team Photographer
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