Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Richard "Scotty" MacNeish
Named For:
Date Identified: 1958
Type Site:
Identified By: Richard "Scotty" MacNeish
Named For:
Date Identified: 1958
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
MacNeish was a pioneering anthropologist who was most notable for his excavations and studies at Tamaulipas Mexico. This type has been references in professional publications and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
MacNeish was a pioneering anthropologist who was most notable for his excavations and studies at Tamaulipas Mexico. This type has been references in professional publications and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Armadillo Contracting Stem
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small (1 to 1 1/2 inch) triangular contracting stem point and a thin elliptical cross section. The blade is straight, but may vary from slightly excurvate to slightly incurvate. The shoulders are well defined and narrow, but may vary to a shoulder that is weak or absent. The stem is short varies from slightly contracting to straight with a base that ranges from straight to to slightly convex with basal and hafting region grinding present. This point is made using percussion flaking to rough out the preform then pressure flaking used to finish the shaping and to sharpen the edges forming a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 15 to 35 mm (average 28 mm), Stem Length - 6 to 14 mm (average 9 mm), Blade Width - 12 to 28 mm (average 16 mm), Base Width - average 12 mm, Thickness - average 7 mm.
Total Length - 15 to 35 mm (average 28 mm), Stem Length - 6 to 14 mm (average 9 mm), Blade Width - 12 to 28 mm (average 16 mm), Base Width - average 12 mm, Thickness - average 7 mm.
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
ARMADILLO (Contracted Stem) – was named by Richard S. MacNeish for examples recovered from Los Angeles complex sites in Old Mexico that date to (1200AD to 1780AD). They are small (1” to 1 ½”) projectiles with straight to convex blade edges, short, slightly contracted stems and straight to slightly convex bases. Reference: MacNeish, Richard S. 1958 Prelimina
ARMADILLO (Contracted Stem) – was named by Richard S. MacNeish for examples recovered from Los Angeles complex sites in Old Mexico that date to (1200AD to 1780AD). They are small (1” to 1 ½”) projectiles with straight to convex blade edges, short, slightly contracted stems and straight to slightly convex bases. Reference: MacNeish, Richard S. 1958 Prelimina
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
These points have been reported in Sierra de Tamaulipas. Distribution outside this region is not known.
These points have been reported in Sierra de Tamaulipas. Distribution outside this region is not known.
Age / Periods:
Date: 2,000 - 1,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Transitional Archaic
Glacial Period: Roman Warm
Culture:
Date: 2,000 - 1,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Transitional Archaic
Glacial Period: Roman Warm
Culture:
Age Details:
These points were used during the Los Angeles Phase and lasted into the La Salta Phase (MacNeish, 1958)
These points were used during the Los Angeles Phase and lasted into the La Salta Phase (MacNeish, 1958)
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Dolores
Dolores
