Elko Side-Notched Nevada – Arrowhead & Projectile Point Identification
- Culture: Late Archaic
- Time period: 3,500-1,400 BP
- Region: Nevada Great Basin
- Material: Obsidian dominance local sources
Triangular side notches, 33-51mm length, 13-17mm width. Major dart point tradition. Gatecliff Series contemporary Elko types. Humboldt series points found throughout western Nevada. Evidence long-distance trade networks. Complex resharpening/reworking patterns. Western Great Basin obsidian dominance local sources. Central Nevada lighter dart points due raw material scarcity, extensive resharpening documented.
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