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Name Details:
Named By: Richard S. MacNeish
Named For:
Date Identified: 1967
Type Site:
Salado
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Obsidian and other local cherts
Date:
Cultural Period:
3,500 - 2,830 B.P.
Early Formative (Transitional)
Neoglacial
Ajalpan Phase
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Phase:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small triangular stemmed point
with an elliptical cross section. The blade ranges from
slightly excurvate to slightly incurvate. The shoulders have
short barbs with a straight to slightly contracting stem. The
base ranges from straight to slightly concave. This type is manufactured using
percussion flaking to rough out the preform then all edges and the
shoulders were shaped using well controlled pressure flaking forming
a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Length - 24 to 47 mm (average 33
mm), Stem Length - 6 to 13 mm (average 9 mm), Blade Width - 16 to 30
mm (average 24 mm), Stem Width - 10 to 15 mm (average 12 mm),
Thickness - 5 to 8 mm (average 6 mm)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
These points have been reported in the Valley
of Mexico and Tehuacan Valley of Mexico.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
This point is similar to the Garyito point except
they have straight or square basal edges (MacNeish, 1967)
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
MacNeish was a pioneering
anthropologist who was most notable for his excavations and studies at Tamaulipas Mexico. This type has been references in professional publications and has many
professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
189, 190
Salado Projectile Point, Salado Arrowhead
