Tryon Creek (35-WA-288) Projectile Point/Base Comparisons through Strata/Levels

Summary

This is an abstract from the "SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts" session, at the 88th annual meeting of the Society for American Archaeology.

This research was conducted based on artifacts in the Tryon Creek (35-WA-288) collection. It began as a study of intact projectile points (n=126) found within House 2. This enabled comparisons of points based on width, length, thickness, and base type. Material types were analyzed. The research was then expanded to include lithic artifacts that were intact enough to determine the base type, expanding the number of artifacts for research on point/base types throughout House 2 and the Trenches (n=236), as well as artifacts coming from Houses 5 and 8 (n=17). This poster includes parts of each of these research projects showing a lack of change in point/base types through time. Particularly within House 2, point/base types are distributed throughout all strata/levels. Except for the deepest level at 48.50, which contained a single Basal-Notched point, Corner-Notched points were found through every level of the excavation. By increasing the number of artifacts in the study, it gave us a more comprehensive look at point/base styles to be placed within strata/levels. By adding the artifacts within Houses 5 and 8 and the Trenches, it continued to show a lack of dimorphism through time.

This Resource is Part of the Following Collections

• SAA 2023: Individual Abstracts   •
• Society for American Archaeology 88th Annual Meeting, Portland, OR (2023)

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Abstract Id(s): 37640.0