The Test Of Time

For thousands of years people have lived in the Mojave Desert and Great Basin Region.  This area is considered to have a well established projectile point sequence reflecting this occupation. 

Below is a basic summary of these points, although several other groups and sub-groups exist, these are considered the major time markers.

Clovis Fluted Series                                                   12,500 - 9000BP

Lake Mojave Series                                                   12,500 - 7000BP

Silver Lake Series                                                      11,000 - 7000BP

Pinto Basin Series                                                        8,000 - 2650BP

Elko Series                                                                    3,500 - 1200BP

Eastgate Series                                                             1,500 -  400BP

Rose Springs Series                                                      1,600 - 600BP

Cottonwood Series                                                         1,100 - 200BP

Desert Side Notch Series                                                   700 - 200BP

Again, this is a basic summary of the time periods.  Time periods and variations in style can overlap depending on the geographic location and context in which they are found.

My recent display at the Antelope Valley Fair highlighted this point sequence.  Titled  "The Ancient Art of Flintknapping", it represented these point types and other projectile points as well.