Other Websites with Detailed Information:
Name Details:
Named By: Eric
Ritter
Named For: Laguna
Manuela, central Baja California, Mexico
Date Identified:
2006
Type Site:
Manuela
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
500 - 300 B.P.
Late Prehistoric to Historic
Little Ice Age
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium (1.5 to 3
inches) triangular contracting stem point with a flattened elliptical
cross section. The blade is slightly excurvate with shoulders
ranging from horizontal to having a slight upward angle. The stem
is contracting with a convex to pointed base. This point has a
random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Data needed
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is found throughout Baja California and into southern
California.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Loyd Doty notes:
MANUELA (Stemmed) – is Spanish meaning ‘God is with us’. This point type was named by Eric Ritter for examples recovered from the
type site on Laguna Manuela in west central Baja California. He suggested that these small to medium sized (1.5” to 3”) points
were from the late prehistoric period, although perhaps slightly earlier
than other late period forms. They
are rather crudely fashioned, with less than sharp tips, parallel blade
edges with little secondary retouch, strong straight shoulders and short
contracted stems. Distribution is
currently thought to be within the Baja region and possibly extending into
southern California. References:
Ritter, Eric W. 2006b:143, The
Vizcaíno Desert. In: The Prehistory of Baja California:
Advances in the Archaeology of the Forgotten Peninsula, edited by Don
Laylander and Jerry D. Moore, pp. 135-152. University Press of Florida,
Gainesville. Ritter, Eric W.
2008c:192, The Practicality of
Turning Stones into Flaked Tools among Prehistoric Peoples of West-Central
Coastal Baja California. In Memorias de Balances y Perspectivas de la Antropología e Historia de Baja
California, 2002-2004, pp. 181-193. Instituto Nacional de
Antropología e Historia, Mexicali.
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Ritter was a distinguished anthropologist at the University of California.
He conducted extensive research throughout Baja California. This point
was identified in a professional publication and has several professional
references. This is considered a valid type.
.
Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
A special thanks to Loyd Doty for providing additional information and
pictures
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
92
Manuela Projectile Point, Manuela Arrowhead
