A Biface Cache from Paradise Springs, Central Mojave Desert
Author(s): Jeanne Binning; Clifford Walker; Jill Minar; Dan Stueber
Year: 2015
Summary
A cache of eight pressure-flaked bifaces, including two Humboldt Basal-Notched knives of Coso obsidian and six, chert, dart-point performs, was found at Paradise Springs, south of Fort Irwin in the Central Mojave Desert. Hydration rinds on the two Humboldt bifaces indicate that the cache dates to about 1400 cal BP. The function of the cache within its social context, the special role of the Humboldt Basal-Notched knife, and the persistence of the altatl and dart into bow and arrow times are discussed.
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A Biface Cache from Paradise Springs, Central Mojave Desert. Jeanne Binning, Jill Minar, Clifford Walker, Dan Stueber. Presented at The 80th Annual Meeting of the Society for American Archaeology, San Francisco, California. 2015 ( tDAR id: 397985)
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Keywords
General
Coso Volcanic Field
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Great Basin
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Humboldt Basal-Notched
Geographic Keywords
North American - Basin Plateau
Spatial Coverage
min long: -122.168; min lat: 42.131 ; max long: -113.028; max lat: 49.383 ;