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Name Details:
Named By: Michael
W. Spence
Named For:
Date Identified:
1971
Type Site:
Metates Barbed
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,700 - 900 B.P.
Transitional Archaic to Preclassic
Roman Warm to Medieval Warm
Llano Grande culture
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Phase:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular expanding stem point with an elliptical
cross section. The blade range from straight to slightly excurvate
with the blade flaring outward towards the shoulders. The shoulder
is strongly barbed with a short broad stem that is expanding. The
base is convex. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Length - average 31 mm, Blade Width -
average 23 mm, Thickness - average
5 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
These points are associated with the Llano Grande culture of
Sonora, Chihuahua, Sinloa, Nayarit, Jalisco, and Zacatecas.
Similar Points:
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
This point is similar in characteristic to the Metates Corner Notch, except
this point is broader and has the blade flaring out at the shoulders
(Spence, 1971).
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Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
195
Metates Barbed Projectile Point, Metates Barbed Arrowhead
