Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Milton F. Krone (Ahumada) / Richard "Scotty" MacNeish (Pinejo)
Named For: Ahumada Villa, Chihuahua, Mexico / Pinejo Cave
Date Identified: 1976 / 1993
Type Site:
Identified By: Milton F. Krone (Ahumada) / Richard "Scotty" MacNeish (Pinejo)
Named For: Ahumada Villa, Chihuahua, Mexico / Pinejo Cave
Date Identified: 1976 / 1993
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Krone published books regarding archeology and rock art in the El Paso region. He named this point in The Artifact 14(2): 41-43, 1978. This type has had many professional references and is considered a valid type.
Krone published books regarding archeology and rock art in the El Paso region. He named this point in The Artifact 14(2): 41-43, 1978. This type has had many professional references and is considered a valid type.
Ahumada Expanding Stem
AKA:Pindejo (MacNeish, 1993), Van Horn (Turner, 2011)
Cluster: Livermore Stemmed Cluster
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium triangular expanding stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily narrow with straight edges, but may vary to incurvate with the blade flaring out at the shoulders. The blade is always serrated. The shoulders have short protruding barbs, but may be come horizontal on examples that have been re-sharpened reducing the blade. The stem ranges from expanding to straight. The base varies from straight to convex and may be unfinished. The stem may have a bulbous appearance. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 20 to 55 mm (average 30 to 35 mm), Stem Length - 6 to 10 mm, Blade Width - 15 to 25 mm (average 21 mm), Stem Width at Shoulders - 7 to 11 mm, Basal Width - 9 to 16 mm, Thickness - 5 to 9 mm
Total Length - 20 to 55 mm (average 30 to 35 mm), Stem Length - 6 to 10 mm, Blade Width - 15 to 25 mm (average 21 mm), Stem Width at Shoulders - 7 to 11 mm, Basal Width - 9 to 16 mm, Thickness - 5 to 9 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Moore (2015) notes that this may represent the same point that was discussed by Turner et al. in 2011 which they referred to as a Van Horn point.
Moore (2015) notes that this may represent the same point that was discussed by Turner et al. in 2011 which they referred to as a Van Horn point.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is most commonly found in the geographical region near the town of Villa Ahumada in Mexico and into the Jornada region of northwestern Chihuahua Mexico and into the Trans Pecos region of Texas (primarily Culberson and Hudspeth counties) and into southern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.
This point is most commonly found in the geographical region near the town of Villa Ahumada in Mexico and into the Jornada region of northwestern Chihuahua Mexico and into the Trans Pecos region of Texas (primarily Culberson and Hudspeth counties) and into southern New Mexico and southeastern Arizona.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,250 - 1,100 B.P.
Cultural Period: Developmental
Glacial Period: Vandal Minimum to
Medieval Warm
Culture: Cochise, Hohokam, and Mogollon cultures
Date: 1,250 - 1,100 B.P.
Cultural Period: Developmental
Glacial Period: Vandal Minimum to
Medieval Warm
Culture: Cochise, Hohokam, and Mogollon cultures
Age Details:
MacNeish (1993) notes that these points are diagnostic of the Hueco and Mesilla phases in the Jornada region.
MacNeish (1993) notes that these points are diagnostic of the Hueco and Mesilla phases in the Jornada region.
