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Name Details:
Named By: Greg White
Named For: Rattlesnake Island, Clear Lake, Lake County, California
Date Identified: 1979
Type Site:
Rattlesnake
Cluster: Rattlesnake Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
800 - 200 B.P.
Developmental to Classic
Late Prehistoric to Historic
Medieval Warm to Little Ice Age
Glacial Period:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is wide small isosceles
triangular corner notch point with a flattened to flat elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily straight but may range from slightly excurvate to slightly
incurvate and may be finely or lightly serrated. Diagonal notches enter the blade from the corners and are fairly shallow leaving a wide neck and barbed shoulders. The stem is expanding with a base that is convex to slightly convex. This point has a random
flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 26 to
54 mm, Stem length - 6 to 9 mm, Blade Width - 15 to 24 mm,
Neck Width - 6 to 10 mm, Stem Width - 9 to 13 mm, Thickness
- 4 to 6 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the southern north Coastal Range and into southern Mendocino, Napa, and Marin count. The core distribution is in Lake and Sonoma Counties in
California.
Related / Associated Points:
Laguna Notch-less, Rattlesnake Triangular
Additional Comments:
Un-notched preforms have been called Rattlesnake Triangular a side notch variant would be classified as a Clear Lake point (Justice, 2002).
Many characteristics of this point and Gunther type points have been noted by Jaffke (1997). Examples that have overlapping characteristics have been referred to as Gunthersnake subtype points.
Point Validity: Valid Type
White is an anthropologist and
owner of an archaeology research firm in California. He has conducted extensive studies into the archaeology of California. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
As Illustrated by Justice (2002)
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
16, 23, 30
Rattlesnake Projectile Point, Rattlesnake Arrowhead
