Artifacts
by Jonathan D. Till and Scott G. Ortman

Table 62. Projectile Points by Type and Condition, Sand Canyon Pueblo

Condition

Point Type

Fragmentary

Incomplete

Complete

Total

Archaic/Basketmaker II Points

Archaic corner-notched, not further specified

 

1

 

1

Bajada Stemmed (early Archaic)

 

 

1

1

Bajada/Pinto Stemmed (Archaic)

1

 

1

2

Elko Corner-Notched (Archaic)

2

3

 

5

Elko Eared (Archaic)

1

 

 

1

Humboldt Basal-Notched (Archaic)

1

 

 

1

Pinto Stemmed (late Archaic)

 

 

2

2

San Jose (late Archaic)

 

 

1

1

Sudden Side-Notched (Archaic)

 

1

 

1

White Dog Basketmaker (BMII)

 

1

 

1

Large Corner-Notched (BMII)

1

1

 

2

Total Archaic/Basketmaker II points

6

7

5

18

Basketmaker III–Pueblo II Points

Large corner-notched, concave blade (BMIII–PI)

 

1

 

1

Small corner-notched (BMIII–early PII)

2

6

4

12

Medium corner-notched (Rosegate, PII)

3

3

3

9

Medium side-notched (middle to late PII)

1

 

2

3

Small side-notched, concave base (late PII)

 

 

3

3

Total Basketmaker IIIPueblo II points

6

10

12

28

Pueblo III Points

Small side-notched, unspecified base (PII–PIII)

 

1

1

2

Small side-notched, convex base (PIII)

 

1

3

4

Small side-notched, straight base (PIII)

1

2

19

22

Total Pueblo III points

1

4

23

28

Nonlocal Points

Nawthis Side-Notched

 

 

2

2

Parawan Corner-Notched (Fremont/Western Pueblo)

1

 

 

1

Desert Side-Notched (Numic)

 

1

1

2

Total nonlocal points

1

1

3

5

Nonspecific Points

Projectile point, not further specified

19

 

3

22

Large/medium side-notched

1

5

2

8

Total nonspecific points

20

5

5

30

     TOTAL

34

27

48

109

NOTE: All values are counts.
BM = Basketmaker; P = Pueblo.

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