Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Michael W. Spence
Named For:
Date Identified: 1971
Type Site:
Identified By: Michael W. Spence
Named For:
Date Identified: 1971
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Valid type
Michael Spence is a distinguished anthropologist who retired Professor Emeritus from the Department of Anthropology, University of Western Ontario. He conducted extensive research in Mexico and Ontario. This type was identified in his publication on cultures of Mexico.
Michael Spence is a distinguished anthropologist who retired Professor Emeritus from the Department of Anthropology, University of Western Ontario. He conducted extensive research in Mexico and Ontario. This type was identified in his publication on cultures of Mexico.
Durango Side Notch
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular side notch point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is narrow and excurvate with the edges above the shoulders becoming almost parallel and curving back in towards the point. Wide shallow notches enter the side of the preform forming a shoulder that is weak and at an upward angle. The stem is expanding, narrower than the shoulders with a straight base. This point has a random flaking pattern. small pentagonal stemmed point with a flattened cross section.
Size Measurements:
Length - incomplete, Blade Width - 13 to 16 mm (average 15 mm), Thickness - 5 to 7 mm (average 6 mm) ***Based on small sample size***
Length - incomplete, Blade Width - 13 to 16 mm (average 15 mm), Thickness - 5 to 7 mm (average 6 mm) ***Based on small sample size***
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Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point has been reported from the Las Nieves complex to late Guadiana sites of Durango and into southern Chihuahua.
This point has been reported from the Las Nieves complex to late Guadiana sites of Durango and into southern Chihuahua.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,450 - 650 B.P.
Cultural Period: Preclassic to Classic
Glacial Period: Vandal to Medieval Warm
Culture: Las Nieves and Guadiana cultures
Complex: Nieves Complex
Date: 1,450 - 650 B.P.
Cultural Period: Preclassic to Classic
Glacial Period: Vandal to Medieval Warm
Culture: Las Nieves and Guadiana cultures
Complex: Nieves Complex
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