Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: James E. Corbin (described) / Ellen Sure Turner and Thomas Hester (named)
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1963 / 1985
Type Site: McGloin Bluff Site, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas
Corbin discusses these points and they are illustrated in his Figure 1 specimens E-G but they are not named as such. Ellen Sue Turner and Thomas R. Hester (1985) formally described it and they may have named it as well.
Identified By: James E. Corbin (described) / Ellen Sure Turner and Thomas Hester (named)
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1963 / 1985
Type Site: McGloin Bluff Site, Corpus Christi Bay, Texas
Corbin discusses these points and they are illustrated in his Figure 1 specimens E-G but they are not named as such. Ellen Sue Turner and Thomas R. Hester (1985) formally described it and they may have named it as well.
Point Validity:
Valid type
Corbin is a well-respected anthropologist and a professor at F. Austin State University. He has published many professional publications excavated important sites through-out Texas. This type was named in a professional publication and has professional references. This is considered a valid type
Corbin is a well-respected anthropologist and a professor at F. Austin State University. He has published many professional publications excavated important sites through-out Texas. This type was named in a professional publication and has professional references. This is considered a valid type
McGloin Concave Base
Cluster: Late Southern Triangle Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small triangular to pentagonal point with an elliptical to flattened cross section. The blade may vary from excurvate to straight. The blade may angle in at the tip giving the point a slight pentagonal shape. The base is concave and generally has a deep concave to V shape. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 20 to 35 mm, Width - 10 to 20 mm
Total Length - 20 to 35 mm, Width - 10 to 20 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
This point has overlapping characteristics and is often found with Starr points (Turner and Hester, 1985). However, The McGloin point does not usually exhibit the very fine flaking found on Maud and Turney points (Moore, 2015).
This point has overlapping characteristics and is often found with Starr points (Turner and Hester, 1985). However, The McGloin point does not usually exhibit the very fine flaking found on Maud and Turney points (Moore, 2015).
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is found in the Corpus Christi Bay region.
This point is found in the Corpus Christi Bay region.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,300 - 500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Prehistoric
Glacial Period: Little Ice Age
Culture:
Age Details:
