General
Subtype:
General Subtype Desert Side-notched points are small delicate triangular
forms, with straight lateral
blade margins, and flaring bases with markedly concave
basal margins. There is considerable variation within this general sub-type
designation (Baumhoff and Byrne 1959:37).
Type Site: None. Various (Baumhoff and Byrne 1959).
Temporal Distribution: c. 1000-100 B. P.; Late Archaic-Historic.
Sierra
Subtype:
The Sierra Subtype
points are small, delicate triangular
forms, with straight lateral
margins, and flaring straight-sided bases with concave
or straight basal margins exhibiting a deep central notch. These points
show less variability in form than the General Subtype (Baumhoff and Byrne 1959:38).
Type Site: Various (Baumhoffand Byrne 1959).
Temporal Distribution: c. 500-100 B. P.; Late Archaic-Historic.