Projectile point · Paleoindian
Milnesand
9000–8000 BCE, Plano
Milnesand was named by Sellards in 1955 from a bison kill in Roosevelt County, New Mexico, on the Llano Estacado. It is a Plano form of the southern Plains, roughly contemporary with Firstview and the Cody complex. Alibates and Edwards chert are usual. The type is best represented by base fragments from blowouts in eastern New Mexico and West Texas.
| Object | Projectile point |
|---|---|
| Dates | 9000–8000 BCE |
| Period | Paleoindian |
| Cultures | Plano |
| Regions | North America — Great Plains, North America — Southwest |
Diagnostic traits
Parallel-sided lanceolate with a straight to very slightly concave base, fine parallel-oblique or transverse flaking, a base thinned by several short vertical flakes, and grinding of the base and lower edges.
Identification
Milnesand has a straight base with vertical thinning scars, whereas Plainview has a concave base and Goshen is earlier and thinner. Eden has a diamond cross-section and slight shoulders; Angostura has oblique flaking and a narrower, often contracting base.
Reproductions and fakes
Reproductions in Alibates show fresh bright banding; genuine points have subdued colour, basal grinding and often wind polish from Llano Estacado blowouts.
Elsewhere
- Wikidata: Q138717939
Cite this article
Stratum Study. "Milnesand" (Artifact type). Stratum Study pack 2026.09, as of 2026-09-21. https://stratum.black/study/types/milnesand. Accessed 2026-09-21.
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