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Eden/Scottsbluff Eden points (left) were first reported in Yuma County, Colorado, and in undisturbed contexts at the Finley site, near Eden, Wyoming. The Scottsbluff type (right) was named after the Scottsbluff bison kill site in northwest Nebraska. The Firstview complex was suggested for comparable points from the southern Plains based on finds at the Olsen-Chubbuck Bison antiquus bone bed. other possible names or related points: Eden Eared, Scottsbluff Eared (more prevalent in eastern Wisconsin), Scottsbluff Type I and II, Firstview (southern Plains variant). age: 9,200 to 8,800 .. on the northern Plains. The Firstview variant is dated to 9,400–8,300 .. based on a tight cluster of radiocarbon dates from the OlsenChubbuck bone bed in eastern Colorado and similar dated components on the southern Plains. distribution: Eden points are common on the northern Plains, with examples found from Wyoming to Wisconsin and south as far as eastern Oklahoma. The eared variation is more frequent in eastern Wisconsin but has also been found in northeast Iowa. Scottsbluff points are found throughout the northern Plains. This style becomes rare east of the Mississippi River but is known as far east as Lake Michigan. The eared variety is unknown on the Plains. Scottsbluff points have been found in Late Paleo cremation sites, such as at the Renier site near Green Bay, Wisconsin, and the Gorto site on the Upper Peninsula of Michigan. 1 cm 3 recto running foot | 29 Other possible related Late Paleo ritual sites are Pope in central Wisconsin and Deadman Slough in north-central Wisconsin. description: These are well-made,medium to long lanceolate spear-knife points. The blade edges are usually parallel with small but angular shoulders. Stems are typically straight but may expand slightly, and some have basal protrusions or ears. The haft stem edges are usually ground. The Scottsbluff type may be confused with examples of straight stemmed, Early Woodland Kramer points. Length: 5–15 cm/2–6 in. (Eden: 3.2–8 in.) Width: 2.5–4 cm/1–1.5 in. material: In Wisconsin, many of these points are made of Hixton silicified sandstone , but local cherts were also utilized, including Galena and Prairie du Chien cherts along the east side of the Mississippi River.An expended Scottsbluff point made of Hixton silicified sandstone was found in a chipping pile of Galena chert flakes at the Bass workshop site in southwestern Wisconsin. references: Barbour and Schultz 1932; Bell 1958; Boszhardt 1991; Buckmaster and Pauquette 1988; Carr 2001; Dudzik 1991; Florine 1996; Halsey 1974a; Hill 1994; Holliday et al. 1999; Howard 1943; Justice 1987; Luchterhand 1970; Mason 1963, 1997; Meinholtz and Kuehn 1996; Morrow 1984; Perino 1971; Ritzenthaler 1967; Salzer 1974; Wheat 1972; Wormington 1957. 30 | l ate paleo l anceol ate points ...

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