Arrowhead type
Chignik Point
Chignik5,000 - 200 B.P.3 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 5,000 - 200 B.P.
- Culture
- Aleutian Tradition
- Size
- Medium to Large
- Shape
- Straight Stem to Expanding Stem to Contracting Stem to Side Notch to Lanceolate
- Material
- Basalt
- Glacial period
- Neoglacial to Little Ice Age
Description
This medium-sized lanceolate point exhibits a distinctive elliptical profile in cross-section. Its excurvate blade shape is characterized by a maximal width occurring between one-half to two-thirds of the way down its length. The lower segment of the blade curves inward, sometimes creating a stem that appears to narrow, or contract, as it approaches the base. The basal edge of the point can range from being straight to subtly concave. The flaking pattern observed on this specimen is random, lacking a deliberate or organized arrangement of flakes.
Size
Medium to Large
Distribution
This specimen is located in the Alaska peninsula.
Mainly found in
Additional information
More information needed.
Similar types
Types that are easy to confuse with the Chignik point.