Full Description
Noel Justice adds another regional guide to his series of important reference works that survey, describe, and categorise the projectile point and cutting tools used in prehistory by Native American peoples. This volume addresses the region of California and the Great Basin. Written for archaeologists and amateur collectors alike, the book describes over 50 types of stone arrowhead and spear points according to period, culture, and region. With the knowledge of someone trained to fashion projectile points with techniques used by the Indians, Justice describes how the points were made, used, and re-sharpened. His detailed drawings show how the Indians shaped their tools, what styles were peculiar to which regions, and how the various types can best be identified. There are hundreds of drawings, organised by type cluster and other identifying characteristics. The book also includes distribution maps and colour plates which will further aid the researcher or collector in identifying specific periods, cultures, and projectile types.
Contents
Table of Contents: List of Figures List of Color Plates List of Maps Acknowledgements Projectile Point Identification Key Introduction Projectile Point Types and Type Clusters: The Organisational Concept for the Book; Illustration and Photography of Projectile Points; Metrical Classification of Projectile Points; Projectile Point Manufacture; Weapon Technology and Use; The Earliest Americans: Is There a Pre-Clovis Occupation? Projectile Point Type Descriptions Clovis Cluster Clovis Lanceolate Plano Cluster Black Rock Concave Base Great Basin Stemmed Cluster Lake Mojave Silver Lake Borax Lake Cluster Borax Lake Widestem Stanislaus Broad Stem Crescent Cluster Lunate Crescent Winged Crescent Eccentric Crescent Pinto Cluster Pinto Gatecliff Split Stem Humboldt Cluster Humboldt Buchanan Eared Mendocino Concave Base Northern Side Notched Cluster Northern Side Notched Sudden Side Notched Pacific Coast Side Notched Cluster Jalama Side Notched Diablo Canyon Side Notched Albion Head Side Notched Big Valley Cluster Big Valley Stemmed Kelsey Creek Barbed Cache Creek Corner Notched Mayacmas Corner Notched Rossi Cluster Rossi Straight Stem Rossi Expanding Stem Martis Cluster Martis Corner Notched Foresthill Notched Tuolumne Notched Hot Creek Stemmed Willits Cluster Willits Side Notched McGillivray Cluster McGillivray Expanding Stem Coastal Contracting Stemmed Cluster Vandenburg Contracting Stem Channel Islands Barbed Houx Contracting Stem Excelsior Sierra Contracting Stem Cluster Sierra Contracting Stem Steamboat Lanceolate Yosemite Contracting Stem Norden Basal Notched Gypsum Cluster Gypsum Elko Cluster Elko Eared Elko Corner Notched Rosegate Cluster Rose Spring Corner Notched Eastgate Expanding Stem Parowan Basal Notched Need Cluster Need Stemmed Lanceolate Alamo Cluster Alamo Stemmed Contra Costa Cluster Contra Costa Notched Stockton Cluster Stockton Parallel Stem Stockton Notched Leaf Stockton Corner Notched Stockton Expanded Stem Stockton Curve Malaga Cove Cluster Malaga Cove Western Triangular Cluster Cottonwood Bull Creek Canalio Price Ranch Triangular Desert Side Notched Cluster Desert Side Notched Sierra Side Notched Delta Side Notched Redding Side Notched Bear River Side Notched Panoche Side Notched Rattlesnake Cluster Rattlesnake Corner Notched Clear Lake Corner Notched Round Valley Corner Notched Gunther Cluster Gunther Barbed Appendix: Table of Measurements References Cited Index
