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Arrow Points or Knives? Comments on the Proposed Function of “Stockton Points”

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  20 January 2017

Thomas R. Hester  and
Robert F. Heizer
Thomas R. Hester
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
Robert F. Heizer
Affiliation:
Department of Anthropology, University of California, Berkeley
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Abstract

In a recent paper, Nance has proposed that the serrated "Stockton Points" of central California were used as cutting implements rather than as arrow points. His sample comprised 10 specimens. Functional analyses of 87 additional examples (plus the examination of 2 specimens imbedded in human bone) are reported here and indicate that Nance’s hypothesis is incorrect. We argue the obvious point that very limited artifact samples are inadequate for generalizing on functional use.

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American Antiquity , Volume 38 , Issue 2 , April 1973 , pp. 220 - 221
Copyright
Copyright © Society for American Archaeology 1973

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