Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Ele Baker
Named For: Belen New Mexico
Date Identified: 1968
Type Site:
Identified By: Ele Baker
Named For: Belen New Mexico
Date Identified: 1968
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Baker identified this point and published in a professional publication. There have been many professional studies focusing on this type and has had many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Baker identified this point and published in a professional publication. There have been many professional studies focusing on this type and has had many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Belen Lanceolate
Cluster: Plano Lanceolate Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin small lanceolate point with an elliptical to plano convex cross section. The blade is excurvate with the tip curving in and the edges becoming parallel and slightly curving back in towards the base. The base is slightly narrower than the blade. The base may vary from straight to concave. Basal and hafting region grinding are present on this type. The secondary flaking obscures the primary flaking and forms a flaking pattern may vary from parallel to oblique or random.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 26 to 45 mm, Blade Width - 14 to 28 mm, Base Width - 13 to 22 mm, Thickness - 4 to 7 mm (***based on small sample size***)
Total Length - 26 to 45 mm, Blade Width - 14 to 28 mm, Base Width - 13 to 22 mm, Thickness - 4 to 7 mm (***based on small sample size***)
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Cordell (1979) places this type between the Folsom point and the Cody Complex.
It is thought that this may represent a variant of the Plainview, but it has also been argued recently that this may represent a heavily re-sharpened Milnesand point.
In 1973 James Judge did an extensive study on this type. You can see his results at:
Cordell (1979) places this type between the Folsom point and the Cody Complex.
It is thought that this may represent a variant of the Plainview, but it has also been argued recently that this may represent a heavily re-sharpened Milnesand point.
In 1973 James Judge did an extensive study on this type. You can see his results at:
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Paleo-Indian Occupation of the Central Rio Grande Valley in New Mexico. Albuquerque: University of New Mexico Press.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the mid Rio Grande basin of southern New Mexico and western Texas.
This point is primarily found in the mid Rio Grande basin of southern New Mexico and western Texas.
Age / Periods:
Date: 10,500 - 9,000 B.P.
Cultural Period:Transitional Paleo
Glacial Period: Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene
Culture:
Date: 10,500 - 9,000 B.P.
Cultural Period:Transitional Paleo
Glacial Period: Late Pleistocene to Early Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
Judge (1973) suggest that this type is chronologically prior to the Cody Complex and gives a date of 6,640 B.C.
Judge (1973) suggest that this type is chronologically prior to the Cody Complex and gives a date of 6,640 B.C.
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Agate Basin, Angostura, Arkabutla, Browns Valley, Hell Gap, Midland, Milnesand, Plainview
Agate Basin, Angostura, Arkabutla, Browns Valley, Hell Gap, Midland, Milnesand, Plainview
