
Arrowhead type
Bull Creek Point
Bull CreekWestern Triangular Cluster900 - 750 B.P.Developmental8 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 900 - 750 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Developmental
- Culture
- Fremont and Kayenta Cultures
- Size
- Small to Medium
- Shape
- Triangle to Lanceolate
- Glacial period
- Medieval
More from the Developmental period
Description
This triangular point exhibits a slender profile, typically ranging from small to medium in size, with a distinctive isosceles shape and a cross section that has been flattened. The blade edge is often straight, although some specimens display a subtle excurvate curvature. A notable feature of this point is the frequent presence of serrations along the blade. The basal margin varies in curvature, ranging from a slight to a deep concavity, which can give rise to basal ears that are either rounded or sharply defined. The flaking pattern observed on this point is characterized by a random arrangement of flakes.
Size
The arrowheads exhibit a range of dimensions, with overall lengths spanning from 17 to 54 mm, and averaging between 23 to 34 mm. The basal width varies from 7 to 21 mm, while the thickness measures between 3 to 5 mm.
Distribution
This projectile is located in the Colorado River Basin and adjacent waterways, including the Green River. This projectile is distributed across the Kayenta cultural territories of Arizona and New Mexico.
Mainly found in
Also found, less often, in
Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Named by
- Jesse Jennings and Dorothy Sammons-Lohse
- Year
- 1981
- Type site
- Bull Creek, Utah
Similar types
Types that are easy to confuse with the Bull Creek point.
- Aguaje
- Buck Gully
- Cottonwood
- Snaketown Triangle
Other types in the Western Triangular Cluster
- Cohonina
- Cottonwood Triangle
- Canalino
- Price Ranch
- Sobaipuri