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Morphological and Temporal Projectile Point Types: Evidence from Orange County, California

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LA34n1m3dq

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Title Proper

Morphological and Temporal Projectile Point Types: Evidence from Orange County, California

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[Article]

First Statement of Responsibility

Koerper, Henry C; Schroth, Adella B; Mason, Roger D

Text of Note

Investigators in southern California often employ Great Basin and Mojave Desert projectile point chronologies to date their prehistoric assemblages. This approach is tested using atlatl darts from five Newport Coast sites. In an attempt to partition the Orange County Middle Holocene into discrete temporal segments, the projectile points are classified, where possible, using Great Basin and Mojave Desert point typologies. The Middle Holocene occurrence of a great variety of forms, a consequence of rejuvenation and other factors, complicates the effort. No clear, precise temporal markers emerged from the study, and the data do not support the atlatl point chronology proposed by Koerper and Drover (1983). On the basis of these results, it is concluded that Great Basin and Mojave Desert atlatl dart types cannot be applied indiscriminately to projectile points for chronological control in coastal southern California.

Date of Publication

1994

Title

Journal of California and Great Basin Anthropology

Volume Number

16/1

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Koerper, Henry C; Schroth, Adella B; Mason, Roger D

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[Article]

275578

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