Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Richard "Scotty" MacNeish
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1993
Type Site: Fresnal Shelter, Otero County, New Mexico
Identified By: Richard "Scotty" MacNeish
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1993
Type Site: Fresnal Shelter, Otero County, New Mexico
Point Validity:
Provisional 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, but the number of examples are limited and more examples are needed to fully evaluate this type. This is considered a provisional 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, but the number of examples are limited and more examples are needed to fully evaluate this type. This is considered a provisional type.
Fresnal Stemmed
Provisional TypeCluster:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from slightly excurvate to straight The shoulders may vary from having a slight barb to having an upward angle and rounded into the blade. The stem may range from straight to slightly expanding or slightly contracting. The base may vary from slightly convex to straight. Basal grinding and thinning is rarely present. This point is commonly crudely made using percussion flaking and finishing pressure flaking along the edges. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 32 to 45 mm( average 37 mm). Stem Length - 8 to 14 mm (average 11 mm), Blade Width - 18 to 27 mm (average 23 mm), Stem Width - 9 to 14 mm (average 12 mm), Thickness - 5 to 8 mm
Total Length - 32 to 45 mm( average 37 mm). Stem Length - 8 to 14 mm (average 11 mm), Blade Width - 18 to 27 mm (average 23 mm), Stem Width - 9 to 14 mm (average 12 mm), Thickness - 5 to 8 mm
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Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Jornada region of New Mexico, Texas, northern Chihuahua and northeastern Sonora. Limited frequency in the Gila region of Arizona. This type does not extend into the Big Bend region of Texas or Coahuila.
This point is primarily found in the Jornada region of New Mexico, Texas, northern Chihuahua and northeastern Sonora. Limited frequency in the Gila region of Arizona. This type does not extend into the Big Bend region of Texas or Coahuila.
Age / Periods:
Date: 3,500 - 2,900 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
Date: 3,500 - 2,900 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
Age Details:
MacNeish reports examples from Pendejo Cave being found in levels consistent with the Late Archaic Hucco Phase. However, he notes that this type seem to be closely associated with the Fresnal Phase at other sites. This type is also associated with the Chiricahua Phase of the Gila River.
MacNeish reports examples from Pendejo Cave being found in levels consistent with the Late Archaic Hucco Phase. However, he notes that this type seem to be closely associated with the Fresnal Phase at other sites. This type is also associated with the Chiricahua Phase of the Gila River.
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