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Name Details:
Named By: Ruben
F. Garcia Lozano
Named For: Archaic
period La Jollan sites
Date Identified:
2014
Type Site:
Jatay
(Cultural Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
3,500 - 1,400 B.P.
Late to Transitional Archaic
Neoglacial to Roman Warm
La Jollan Culture
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium triangular side notched point with a flattened to elliptical cross section. The blade may range from slightly
excurvate to straight. Blades are commonly finely serrated. The shoulders may vary from horizontal to having a upward angle. The stem is expanding with a straight to slightly concave base. This point has a random flaking pattern,
Size Measurements: Data needed.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found along the Northwest coastal region of Baja
California and into the southwestern coastal regions of California,
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Cultural Type
Garcia Lozano is a distinguished archaeologist
who had conducted extensive studies and excavations in Baja California,
Mexico. This type was defined in a professional publication.
This point is an Elko Eared point that was used by the La Jollan culture.
This is considered a cultural type.
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Age Details:
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
W24
Jatay Projectile Point, Jatay Arrowhead
