Product Description

Noel Justice adds another regional guide to his series of important reference works that survey, describe, and categorize the projectile point and cutting tools used in prehistory by Native American peoples. There are hundreds of drawings, organized by type cluster and other identifying characteristics. The book also includes distribution maps and color plates which will further aid the researcher or collector in identifying specific periods, cultures, and projectile types.

Product Details

• Amazon Sales Rank: #201409 in Books
• Published on: 2002-04-01
• Original language: English
• Number of items: 1
• Binding: Hardcover
• 448 pages

Review

"This title has been reviewed jointly with Stone Age spear and arrow points of the Southwestern United States, by Noel D. Justice. Justice's two volumes continue the format of his 1988 survey and compilation of projectile points recovered from the midcontinental and eastern US. Together, they provide detailed information about 52 point types known from excavation and surface collection in the Southwest, the Great Basin, and California. Each distinctive form is first defined by shape and unique aspects of flaking and base shape, then by its first known occurrence in the archaeological record. Age and cultural affiliation and geographical distribution are presented, with frequent citations to the detailed bibliography at the end of each volume. The volumes begin with a series of high-quality color plates illustrating type specimens of each cluster, followed by an identification key. Introductory essays set forth each book's organization, present issues relating to the illustration, photography, and metrical classification of projectile points, discuss raw materials and technologies used in manufacture, and evaluate evidence for a possible pre-Clovis occupation horizon in North America. Written for both general readers and practicing archaeologists, these works belong in all college, university, field laboratory, and museum libraries supporting courses and research in North American archaeology." -- R. B. M. Ridinger, Northern Illinois University, Choice, December 2002

"... more than a point guide... [it] provides a tremendous amount of introductory information on many aspects of archaeology....Justice had made a most worthwhile contribution to the archaeological community." -- Newsletter of the South Dakota Archaeology Society

About the Author
NOEL D. JUSTICE is Assistant Director and Curator of Collections of the Glenn A. Black Laboratory of Archaeology at Indiana University. His previous work is Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of the Midcontinental and Eastern United States (Indiana 1995).

Customer Reviews

Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points
This is a valuable reference material for anyone doing serious research on projectile points and cutting tools or for the collector/hobbyist.
The format is user friendly, the illustrations are excellent and the information is thorough.
This book is a great addition to any reference collection.

Stone Age Spear and Arrow Points of California and the Great Basin
An excellent guide for complete coverage of the many different types of projectile points found in this region. I have found this to be an invaluable field research reference in my work as a CRM archaeologist in this area of the Northwestern part of the Unites States.

Patricia L. Lyttle, B.S.
Research Archaeologist

Book review
A great reference for any archaeologist working the southwest. The book has good illustrations, good regional context, and is well written.