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Name Details:
Named By: Richard
S. MacNeish
Named For:
Date Identified:
1967
Type Site:
La Mina
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
7,000 - 4,000 B.P. (Hidalgo)
4,000 - 3,000 B.P (Tamaulipas)
Middle to Late Archaic
Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium stemmed point with an elliptical cross section.
The blade is short with straight edges. The shoulders are
prominent and vary from horizontal to having a slight upward angle.
The stem is straight with a straight to slightly convex bas and rounded
basal corners. This type is formed using percussion flaking to
rough out the preform and finished with pressure flaking to shape and
sharpen the point. Basal and hafting region grinding is absent on
this type. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Length - 41 to 51 mm (average 48 mm), Stem Length -13 to 17 mm
(average 15 mm), Blade Width -
21 to 31 mm (average 28 mm), Stem Width - 13 to 23 mm (average 19 mm), Thickness -
6 to 10 mm (average 8 mm)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
La Mina points have been reported in Puebla, the Valley of Mexico,
Hidalgo, Queretaro, Tehuacan Valley and southern Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Similar Points:
Armadillo, Augustin, Cliffton, Coxtanlan, Garyito, Gypsum Cave, La Mina, La Paz, Langtry Arenosa, Manuela, Perdiz, Salado, Tlatilco, Trinidad Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
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.
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Age Details:
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
189, 190
La Mina Projectile Point, La Mina Arrowhead
