Besant – Arrowhead & Projectile Point Identification

Culture: Besant complex (Northern Plains; period labels vary regionally)

Time period: Dates vary by region; see source-specific chronology

Region: Northern Plains, Saskatchewan

Material: Stone; specific materials unassigned

Besant is a Northern Plains side-notched point type. The Saskatchewan Archaeological Society’s 2012 guide gives 2,000–1,150 years BP for its regional Besant chronology; NPS gives a broad 3,000–1,500 BP estimate for FOUS 3909. Regional chronologies and period labels vary. These source units are retained without calendar conversion, and neither range establishes a directly measured date for the photographed specimen.

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