Bifacial Lithic Technology at Tuzigoot and Montezuma Castle National Monuments: A Southern Sinagua Case Study
Bryce WD and Bailey AM. 2015. Bifacial Lithic Technology at Tuzigoot and Montezuma Castle National Monuments: A Southern Sinagua Case Study. Journal of Arizona Archaeology. 3(1 and 2):130-143
A diverse collection of projectile points and bifaces have been recovered from the Tuzigoot and Montezuma Castle National Monuments. This paper presents the preliminary findings of a recent analysis that focused on spatial and temporal patterns of stone tool manufacture and lithic material use. We briefly discuss biface manufacture and use followed by discussion of evidence for expert biface manufacture during the Formative era. The main focus of this paper centers on the projectile point collection., While arrow points vastly dominate, the Verde Valley inhabitants collected earlier dart points for use in functional and symbolic activities. Finally, use of the term "Sinagua" to designate the pre-Columbian inhabitants of the Verde Valley is considered through a comparison of Northern Sinagua projectile point data and the Verde Valley National Monument's data.
- Type
- Journal Article
- Authors
- Bryce, William; Bailey, Ashlee
- Units
- MOCA , TUZI
- Keywords
- Central Arizona, dart points, lithic analysis, Lithics, Montezuma Castle, projectile points, Tuzigoot, Verde Valley