Prehistoric Cultures of North America

AIS/ ANTH 130

Far West Photo Gallery

Northwest Coast 9,000 BP-
Dorsal fin carving (Ozette)Nootka House interior Vancouver Island petroglyph
Cedar/bone fishhooks (Late) Makah basket
Hammer/Pestle (Makah/Ozette) Salish fishing weights
Reed mat (Makah/Ozette)  
Seal Harpoon heads Makah whalebone club
Wolf Mask, cedar Ozette artifacts

 

Plateau 9,000 BP-
Cordilleran knife (Early)  
Stone fishing net weight (Late) Stone Maul (Late)
Stemmed projectile point; Columbia R. (Late)  

 

Basin 9,000 BP-
Stemmed Dart point (Early) Projectile points, Elko (Middle)
Earred projectile point; Elko (Middle) Duck Decoy; Danger Cave (Middle)
Cottonwood points (Late)  

 

California 9,000 BP-
Domed scraper; San Dieguito (Early)/basalt Crescentic/Bear Effigy; San Dieguito (Early) chert
Bifacial/ Knife; San Dieguito (Early)  
Pecked stone fishing weight; La Jolla (Middle) Pectin Shell; La Jolla (Middle)
Mano; Pauma (Middle) Quartz point; Pauma (Middle)
Bedrock Mortars (Late)Stone Pestle (Late) Soapstone shaft straightener; San Luis Rey II (Late)
Tizon rim sherd; San Luis Rey II (Late)Ceramic pipe; San Luis Rey (Late) Cottonwood bifacial; San Luis Rey II (Late)
Olivela shell beads (Late)Glass/European trade beads (Late) Soapstone Shaman's Sucking Pipe (Late)