7/4/2023 0 Comments Projectile point![]() ![]() Warren (1984) noted that Cottonwood Triangular points seem to have been present by A.D. 1100-1200 (although they also noted some possible earlier occurrences) and that Cottonwood Triangular points had been present as early as A.D. Hester (1978) reviewed radiocarbon evidence from the Great Basin and suggested that Desert Side-notched points had appeared after A.D. Both types have been recognized throughout western North America, but some uncertainty exists as to the dating of their initial appearance: Two main types of small points have been distinguished in San Diego County sites: Cottonwood Triangular and Desert Side-notched points. ![]() Possible alternative explanations for the local scarcity of Rose Spring forms are that bow-and-arrow technology spread to the San Diego area significantly later than to the western Great Basin or that other small point forms were adopted substantially earlier in San Diego than in the western Great Basin. ![]() Rose Spring points also seem to be absent from Orange County (Koerper et al. Similar forms seem to be almost entirely absent from San Diego assemblages, although two obsidian specimens were reported from site SDI-4608 in Poway (McFarland 2000). The earliest arrow-size projectile points recognized in the western Great Basin are corner-notched Rose Spring (or "Rosegate") forms, generally dated between about A.D. A relatively inclusive definition would encompass all points that (1) weigh less than 3.0 grams, or (2) are shorter than 40 millimeters, or (3) are narrower than 20 millimeters and thinner than 6 millimeters. The "small" projectile point class has been defined in a variety of ways (e.g., Lanning 1963 Thomas 1981 True 1970 Waugh 1988). It may also have altered power relations in favor of groups that acquired the bow and arrow as a weapon relatively early, creating the conditions for ethnic replacement or social reorganization. The advent of bow-and-arrow technology, which the presence of small points seems to reflect, may have significantly altered the effectiveness of prehistoric hunters. Small projectile points have been interpreted as indicators of chronological periods, ethnic identities, technologies, or activities in the archaeological record of Late Prehistoric San Diego County. Research Issues in San Diego Prehistory - Small Projectile Points SMALL PROJECTILE POINTS ![]()
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