Haskett Spear Point - The Needle

Creator(s): Daron Duke

Year: 2012

Summary

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.

Cite this Record

Haskett Spear Point - The Needle. Daron Duke. 2012 ( tDAR id: 446633) ; doi:10.6067/XCV8KS6VGT

Keywords

Culture
PaleoIndian

Material
Chipped Stone

Site Name
ISO #57

Site Type
Isolated Artifact

Investigation Types
Collections Research

Geographic Keywords
Great Basin • Haskett • Old River Bed Delta • Paleoindian

Temporal Keywords
PaleoIndian • Western Stemmed Tradition

Individual & Institutional Roles

Contact(s): Daron Duke

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Haskett.JPG 46.88kb Jul 9, 2018 Jul 9, 2018 10:22:13 AM Confidential
Haskett

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Contact(s): Daron Duke