
Arrowhead type
Green River Point
Green River4,500 - 4,200 B.P.Middle Archaic7 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 4,500 - 4,200 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Middle Archaic
- Size
- Small
- Shape
- Lanceolate
- Glacial period
- Neoglacial
More from the Archaic period
Description
This diminutive, slender point exhibits a distinctive auriculate morphology, characterized by a compressed cross-sectional profile. The blade's excurvate shape is marked by a pronounced curvature, initially sweeping inward before reversing direction to converge towards the base. The basal morphology is variable, ranging from a concave to a notched configuration, which in turn gives rise to auricles that can be either drooping or pointed. The flaking pattern observed on this point is irregular and non-directional, lacking a discernible orientation or sequence.
Size
The dimensions of these arrowheads are characterized by a total length ranging from 19 to 40 mm, a blade width spanning 14 to 26 mm, and a basal concavity measuring between 2 to 4 mm, with the latter specification derived from a limited dataset.
Distribution
This type is mainly discovered across the Colorado Plateau and extending into the Great Basin.
Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Named by
- Louis Steege and Warren Welch
- Year
- 1961
Similar types
Types that are easy to confuse with the Green River point.