Western Stemmed Tradition (Temporal Keyword)

IMAGE Daron Duke.

An early Paleoindian Haskett specimen of the Western Stemmed Tradition, this is the longest functional spear point archaeologically documented in North America. It measures 22.6 x 2.7 x 0.9 cm. Larger Clovis specimens, such as at Wenatchee, are not completely manufactured. The artifact was found on the Utah Test and Training Range (U.S. Air Force). It was located in the south-central Great Salt Lake Desert on the fossil Old River Bed delta. Age is estimated at ca. 12,300 cal BP.