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Name Details:
Named By: Michael
W. Spence
Named For:
Date Identified:
1971
Type Site:
Metates Corner Notch
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 corner notch point with an elliptical cross
section. The blade range from straight to slightly excurvate.
Notches enter the corner of the preform forming a shoulder that is
slightly barbed. The stem is short, broad and expanding with a
straight to concave base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Length - incomplete, Blade Width -
average 25 mm, Thickness - average 5 mm
***Based on small sample size***
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 Barbed, except the
Metates Barbed has the blade flaring out at the shoulders and is a broader
point (Spence, 1971).
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Point Validity: Valid Type
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
195
Metates Corner Notch Projectile Point, Metates Corner Notch Arrowhead
