Scottsbluff point
Paleolithic spearhead style
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A Scottsbluff point is a type of North American projectile point, named for their 1932 discovery in situ at Scottsbluff Bison Quarry in Scottsbluff, Nebraska, United States.[1][2] They are usually large late Paleolithic lanceolate spearheads,[1] and were stereotypically used for hunting American bison and other large prey animals.[3] They are considered part of the Cody cultural complex, dating to around 7000 BC,[1] or around 9000 to 8600 BP.[2] The Cody complex, named for Cody, Wyoming, is marked by co-occurrence of Eden and Scottsbluff points, and Cody knives.[4] Scottsbluff points are typically found in the plains between the Rockies and the Mississippi River valley.[5] Scottsbluff points typically have a square stem and "transverse parallel pressure flaking that terminates at the midline, producing a biconvex cross section".[5] The difference between an Eden point and a Scottsbluff point, first described in 1957, is that the former "is much narrower in relation to its length, has a less strongly indented stem, and usually has collateral flaking that produces a diamond-shaped cross-section".[2] Alberta points also co-occur in this complex.[5]
