Plano
Other Names: Agate Basin
Date Range: 9600-9300 BCE
Dimensions: Plano points have a very large size range, varying from 30-190 mm in length, 20-46 mm in width, and 4-12 mm in thickness.
Shape: Plano points have long tapering lanceolate blades that tend to have smooth and symmetrical outlines. They either have no defined hafting element, or slightly developed shoulders with a stem nearly the same width as the blade. Cross sections are lenticular.
Flake Pattern: Plano points were usually made with a high degree of workmanship. Surface flaking generally consists of shallow, medium width, parallel-sided flake scars in a collateral pattern, leaving a median ridge on both faces of the point. The basal and basal lateral edges are usually ground. There may be some short basal thinning flakes, but these points are not fluted.
Material: Due to their wide distribution, these points come in a wide variety of raw materials. Examples found in Ontario were made from local cherts, coarse stone such as greywacke, or exotic materials.
Distribution and Cultural Affiliation: Plano, Agate Basin, and related lanceolate points were used across much of North America in the Late Paleo Indigenous period.
References: Ellis, C. - 1988 Madina Plano. KEWA 88-7, Jackson, L.J. - 1998 Plainville Plano Points. KEWA 98-4.