Basketmaker II Horn Flakers and Dart Point Production: Technological Change at the Agricultural Transition

Author(s): Phil R Geib

Editor(s): Sarah H Schlanger

Year: 2002

Summary

J. Whittaker: Experiments and microwear show that horn rods “gaming pieces” in Sand Dune Cave cache are actually knapping punches for manufacture of dart points. SDC cache included hafted and unfinished points.

Cite this Record

Basketmaker II Horn Flakers and Dart Point Production: Technological Change at the Agricultural Transition. Phil R Geib, Sarah H Schlanger. In Traditions, Transitions, and Technologies: Themes in Southwestern Archaeology : Proceedings of the 2000 Southwest Symposium. Pp. 272-306. Boulder, Colorado: University Press of Colorado. 2002 ( tDAR id: 423362)

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Keywords

General
Atlatl • Hunting • Use Wear Analysis • Weapon

Geographic Keywords
USA

Temporal Keywords
Chalcolithic • Mesolithic • Neolithic • Palaeolithic

Spatial Coverage

min long: -129.199; min lat: 24.495 ; max long: -66.973; max lat: 49.359 ;

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): EXARC Experimental Archaeology Collection Manager

Record Identifiers

ExArc Id(s): 10173

Notes

Rights & Attribution: The information in this record was originally compiled by Dr. Roeland Paardekooper, EXARC Director.