Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Herbert Dick
Named For:
Date Identified: 1965
Type Site: Bat Cave, New Mexico
Identified By: Herbert Dick
Named For:
Date Identified: 1965
Type Site: Bat Cave, New Mexico
Point Validity:
Valid type
Dick was a distinguished Anthropologist and a professor at the University of New Mexico. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references to this type. This is considered a valid type.
Dick was a distinguished Anthropologist and a professor at the University of New Mexico. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references to this type. This is considered a valid type.
Augustin Contracting Stem
Cluster: Gypsum Cave Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium triangular contracting stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from slightly excurvate to straight and may be finely serrated. Heavily re-sharpened examples may have a shortened incurvate blade. The shoulders are generally horizontal, but re-sharpening may reduce the shoulders or have an upward angle. The stem is contracting with a convex base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 27 to 60 mm (average 44 mm), Stem Length - 7 to 19 mm, Blade Width - 16 to 27 mm (average 21 mm), Thickness - 5 to 10 mm
Total Length - 27 to 60 mm (average 44 mm), Stem Length - 7 to 19 mm, Blade Width - 16 to 27 mm (average 21 mm), Thickness - 5 to 10 mm
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Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in Sinaloa, Durango, Sonora, and Chihuahua Mexico extending into western Coahuila, southern Arizona, southern New Mexico and western Texas.
This point is primarily found in Sinaloa, Durango, Sonora, and Chihuahua Mexico extending into western Coahuila, southern Arizona, southern New Mexico and western Texas.
Age / Periods:
Date: 7,000 - 5,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 7,000 - 5,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
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Similar Points:
Acatita, Gypsum Cave, Manzano, Santa Cruz Augustin, Cliffton, Coxtanlan, Garyito, Gypsum Cave, La Mina, La Paz, Langtry Arenosa, Manuela, Perdiz, Salado, San Martin, Tlatilco, Trinidad
Acatita, Gypsum Cave, Manzano, Santa Cruz Augustin, Cliffton, Coxtanlan, Garyito, Gypsum Cave, La Mina, La Paz, Langtry Arenosa, Manuela, Perdiz, Salado, San Martin, Tlatilco, Trinidad
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