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No professional publication has used the name Athapaskan Notched for this point, but many refer to this point as a notched Athapaskan point and others have used the name Kavik type notched point. The name Athapaskan Notched has been applied here in order to standardize this type and identify it from the older Palisades type found further north.
No professional publication has used the name Athapaskan Notched for this point, but many refer to this point as a notched Athapaskan point and others have used the name Kavik type notched point. The name Athapaskan Notched has been applied here in order to standardize this type and identify it from the older Palisades type found further north.
Athapaskan Notched
AKA: Kavik NotchedCluster:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium triangular side notched point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate. The shoulders may vary from horizontal to having an upward angle with an expanding stem. The base may range from straight to slightly concave. This point has a random flaking pattern.
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Notched points were used through-out the Brooks Range at sites such as Onion Portage, Cape Krusenstern, and Anaktuvuk Pass. These points are associated with the Late Northern Arctic Tradition and the Tuktu / Palisades Complex. These points date to 6,000 to 4,500 B.P. Notched points fell out of use in this region about 4,500 years age, but then made a resurgence in further southern regions about 2,500 years ago in such places as the Tananna Valley. It has been suggested that changes in the Bering Sea may have forced the Tuktu culture from regions further north into the mainland and regions further south and brought this technology into this region. However, there is about a 2,000 year span between these two points. Others have suggested that technology from British Columbia and Alberta may have migrated up into this region. Eagle Lake Site in British Columbia discuss notched points found in Athapaskan pit houses and classify them as Kavik Notched type point (Matson and Magne, 2007). However, these points may represent a notched form later utilized by the Athapaskan Culture and represent a culture between the Tuktu and Athapaskan.
Notched points were used through-out the Brooks Range at sites such as Onion Portage, Cape Krusenstern, and Anaktuvuk Pass. These points are associated with the Late Northern Arctic Tradition and the Tuktu / Palisades Complex. These points date to 6,000 to 4,500 B.P. Notched points fell out of use in this region about 4,500 years age, but then made a resurgence in further southern regions about 2,500 years ago in such places as the Tananna Valley. It has been suggested that changes in the Bering Sea may have forced the Tuktu culture from regions further north into the mainland and regions further south and brought this technology into this region. However, there is about a 2,000 year span between these two points. Others have suggested that technology from British Columbia and Alberta may have migrated up into this region. Eagle Lake Site in British Columbia discuss notched points found in Athapaskan pit houses and classify them as Kavik Notched type point (Matson and Magne, 2007). However, these points may represent a notched form later utilized by the Athapaskan Culture and represent a culture between the Tuktu and Athapaskan.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is found in the Athapaskan territories of Alaska and into the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta and into the Chilcotin Plateau of British Columbia. This point is generally associated with the northern region of the Athapaskan territory (full Athapaskan territory not shown on the map above)
This point is found in the Athapaskan territories of Alaska and into the Yukon, Northwest Territories, Alberta and into the Chilcotin Plateau of British Columbia. This point is generally associated with the northern region of the Athapaskan territory (full Athapaskan territory not shown on the map above)
Age / Periods:
Date: 2,500 - 1,200 B.P.
Cultural Period: Pre-Historic
Glacial Period: Modern times
Culture: Athapaskan Culture
Date: 2,500 - 1,200 B.P.
Cultural Period: Pre-Historic
Glacial Period: Modern times
Culture: Athapaskan Culture
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Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Kavik Contracting Stem, Kamloops Side Notch
Kavik Contracting Stem, Kamloops Side Notch
