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Name Details:
Named By: Don
Kumpe, Richard L. McReynolds, and C. K. Chandler
Named For:
Spanish Colonial town of Revilla (aka Guerrero Viejo) now submerged under
the waters of Lake Falcon
Date Identified:
2000
Type Site: Sites
around Lake Falcon, Zapata County, Texas
Revilla
(Collector Type)
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
Late Prehistoric to Historic based on the association with Spanish
Missions (Moore, 2015)
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small pentagonal stemmed point with a flattened cross section.
The blade is excurvate with the widest part of the blade being the
mid-point of the point. The blade curves back in towards the
shoulders. The shoulders are weak to absent and at an upward
angel. The stem is short and slightly contracting. The base varies fro straight to slightly concave.
This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Length - 21 to 42 mm (average 30 mm), Stem Length - 4 to 6 mm, Blade Width -
12 to 26 mm (average 15 to 20 mm), Stem Width - 8 to 15 mm, Neck
Width - 5 to 12 mm, Thickness - 7 to 15 mm (average 9 mm)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
Turner et al. (2011) notes that type is
primarily found along the old channel of the old Rio Grande between
Chapote Creek and Arroyo Clareno in Zapata County, Texas and Tamaulipas,
Mexico.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
The first two pictures below were typed as Garza points. More research
and better definition between the two types are needed. The primary
difference seems to be the distribution of the two types. The Revilla
points are primarily found Zapata County region while Garza points are
primarily found in the Trans Pecos and Big Bend region.
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Collector Type
Kumpe is an avocational archaeologist who has identified many sites in
southern Texas and Mexico. McRenyolds is a distinguished
archaeological illustrator. Chandler is a distinguished avocational
archaeologist who has received awards for his contributions to Texas
Archeology. This type was identified for their work around Falcon Lake
and has limited references. This is considered a collectors type.
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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
Alfonzo Lopez
Roberto Morales
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
182
Revilla Projectile Point, Revilla Arrowhead
