Varieties of Corner-Notched Arrow Points In Wyoming

David Eckles

Varieties of Corner-Notched Arrow Points In Wyoming

Year: 2021

Summary

An examination of corner-notched arrow points in Wyoming is presented. Emphasis will be on points commonly included in the Rose Spring/ Rosegate series with an analysis of other cornernotch arrow points which are probably not part of the Rose Spring/Rosegate series. Data were gathered from both excavated and dated components as well as from surface recorded sites in Wyoming. These data were searched in the Wyoming SHPO Cultural Records Office databases from the early 1970s through 2014 (the 2014 cutoff is somewhat arbitrary, but was chosen due to the lag in receipt and input of reports and site forms into the Cultural Records database). Most of the data are contained in compliance related reports and site forms which constitute the bulk of references used. In addition, catalog cards housed at the University of Wyoming Archaeological Repository (UWAR) and several collections at UWAR and the University of Wyoming Anthropology Department were examined. Articles in the Wyoming Archaeologist journal from the 1950s to the present were also searched for information on the topic. Articles in peer reviewed journals and other academic publications were also searched. In addition to compiling sites with Rose Spring/Rosegate points, sites with Late Archaic corner-notched dart points (ca. 3000-1500 B.P.) and Late Prehistoric Shoshonean Suite points (sensu Larson and Kornfeld 1994, ca.650-150 B.P.) were compiled for comparative purposes. Site data were compiled in Excel spreadsheets, copies of which were provided to SHPO Cultural Records.

Cite this Record

Varieties of Corner-Notched Arrow Points In Wyoming. David Eckles. The Wyoming Archaeologist. 65 (1): 10-44. 2021 ( tDAR id: 476519) ; doi:10.48512/XCV8476519