Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Richard S. MacNeish
Named For: Small Gary points
Date Identified: 1967
Type Site:
Identified By: Richard S. MacNeish
Named For: Small Gary points
Date Identified: 1967
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.
Garyito Contracting Stem
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small triangular contracting stem point with a thin elliptical cross section. The blade ranges from straight to slightly incurvate. The shoulder vary from weak at an upward angle to prominent and barbed. The stem is contracting with a base that ranges from pointed to convex.
Size Measurements:
Length - 22 to 46 mm (average 29 mm), Stem Length - 5 to 17 mm (average 10 mm), Blade Width - 17 to 30 mm (average 24 mm), Stem Width - 8 to 19 mm (average 10 mm), Thickness - 4 to 10 mm (average 6 mm)
Length - 22 to 46 mm (average 29 mm), Stem Length - 5 to 17 mm (average 10 mm), Blade Width - 17 to 30 mm (average 24 mm), Stem Width - 8 to 19 mm (average 10 mm), Thickness - 4 to 10 mm (average 6 mm)
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
These points are similar to the Coxtanlan point except these points tend to be smaller and not as wide as commonly seen on the Coxtanlan points (MacNeish, 1967).
These points are similar to the Coxtanlan point except these points tend to be smaller and not as wide as commonly seen on the Coxtanlan points (MacNeish, 1967).
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point has been reported in Oaxaca, Puebla, Hidalgo, Querertaro, the Valley of Mexico and Tehuacan Valley.
This point has been reported in Oaxaca, Puebla, Hidalgo, Querertaro, the Valley of Mexico and Tehuacan Valley.
Age / Periods:
Date: 3,500 - 2,800 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early Formative (Transitional)
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
Phase: Ajalpan Phase
Date: 3,500 - 2,800 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early Formative (Transitional)
Glacial Period: Neoglacial
Culture:
Phase: Ajalpan Phase
Age Details:
Similar Points:
Augustin, Cliffton, Coxtanlan, Gypsum Cave, La Mina, La Paz, Langtry Arenosa, Manuela, Perdiz, Salado, San Martin, Tlatilco, Trinidad
Augustin, Cliffton, Coxtanlan, Gypsum Cave, La Mina, La Paz, Langtry Arenosa, Manuela, Perdiz, Salado, San Martin, Tlatilco, Trinidad
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
