Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Ann Peak and Harvey Crew
Named For: Stanislaus River, Calaveras County, California
Date Identified: 1990
Type Site: Clarks Flat, Calaveras County, California
Identified By: Ann Peak and Harvey Crew
Named For: Stanislaus River, Calaveras County, California
Date Identified: 1990
Type Site: Clarks Flat, Calaveras County, California
Point Validity:
Valid type
Peak is the Chief Archaeologist of a private archaeological firm in California. Crew is an archaeologist who has worked with Peak in many studies and excavations in California. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Peak is the Chief Archaeologist of a private archaeological firm in California. Crew is an archaeologist who has worked with Peak in many studies and excavations in California. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Stanislaus Stemmed
Cluster: Borax Lake Cluster
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from straight to excurvate. Most examples have heavy re-sharpening which shortens the blade and forms a straighter edge. The shoulders may range from barbed to having an upward angle. Re-sharpened examples have reduced shoulders. The stem may range from straight to slightly expanding. The base may vary from concave to notched. Basal thinning and grinding are present on this point. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 24 to 65 mm, Stem Length - 11 to 16 mm, Blade Width - 18 to 43 mm, Stem Width - 13 to 27 mm, Thickness - 6 to 11 mm
Total Length - 24 to 65 mm, Stem Length - 11 to 16 mm, Blade Width - 18 to 43 mm, Stem Width - 13 to 27 mm, Thickness - 6 to 11 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Points with a straight base would be classified as a Borax Lake point.
Points with a straight base would be classified as a Borax Lake point.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Ranges of California and the Clear Lake Basin. This point may also be found into the Sierra Nevada and into the Mohave Desert and surrounding areas.
Ranges of California and the Clear Lake Basin. This point may also be found into the Sierra Nevada and into the Mohave Desert and surrounding areas.
Age / Periods:
Date: 6,700 - 6,200 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 6,700 - 6,200 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
