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Named By: Ruben F. Garcia Lozano
Named For: Archaic period La Jollan sites
Date Identified:  2014
Type Site:
 La Jolla
(Cultural Type)
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Commonly Utilized Material:


Date:                   
Cultural Period:   
3,500 - 1,400 B.P.
Late to Transitional Archaic
Neoglacial to Roman Warm
La Jollan Culture

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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,

Similar Points:
Elko Eared, Guajademi, Jatay
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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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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):

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La Jolla Projectile Point, La Jolla Arrowhead