Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Richard "Scotty" MacNeish
Named For: Los Angeles Phase
Date Identified: 1958
Type Site:
Identified By: Richard "Scotty" MacNeish
Named For: Los Angeles Phase
Date Identified: 1958
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.
Los Angeles Concave
Cluster: Late Southern Triangle Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin small to medium triangular point with a flattened to a thin elliptical cross section. The blade is strongly incurvate for the bottom three quarter of the blade with the top quarter of the blade curving in abruptly towards the tip. The base is slightly concave with sharp basal corners. This point is made from a thin flake with fine pressure flaking used along all edges forming a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Length - 20 to 33 mm, Blade Width - 10 to 15 mm, Thickness - 2 to 4 mm.
Length - 20 to 33 mm, Blade Width - 10 to 15 mm, Thickness - 2 to 4 mm.
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This type has been reported in Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico.
This type has been reported in Sierra de Tamaulipas, Mexico.
Age / Periods:
Date: 700 - 300 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Prehistoric to Historic
Glacial Period: Medieval Warm to Little Ice Age
Culture:
Phase: Los Angeles Phase
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
