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Name Details:
Named By: Michael
W. Spence
Named For:
Date Identified:
1971
Type Site:
Morcillo Oval
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,800 - 1,400 B.P.
Transitional Archaic to
Preclassic
Roman Warm to Vandal
Minimum
Loma San Gabriel Guadiana, and Suchil Chalchihuites Culture
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a broad medium ovoid point with an thick elliptical cross section.
The blade is excurvate with a blunt tip. The base is convex with a
smooth transition between the blade and the base. This point is a
thick crudely made point with a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Length - 40 to 49 mm (average 44 mm), Blade Width -
23 to 33 mm (average 28 mm), Thickness - 6 to 15 mm (average
10 mm)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
These point are primarily found in Loma, Guadiana Chalchihuites, and
Suchil Chalchihuites cultural regions of Chihuahua, Durango, Zacatecas,
San Luis Potosi, Jalisco, and Aguascalientes Mexico.
Similar Points:
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
The blunt tips suggest that these were used as
knives rather than projectile points (Spence, 1971)
Pictures:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
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Age Details:
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
195
Morcillo Projectile Point, Morcillo Arrowhead
