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Name Details:
Named By: Michael
W. Spence
Named For:
Date Identified:
1971
Type Site:
Santa Ana Side Notch
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,800 - 650 B.P.
Transitional Archaic to Classic
Roman to Medieval Warm
Loma San Gabriel and Guadiana Chalchihuites cultures
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular side notch point with a thin elliptical
cross section. The blade is long, narrow, and excurvate.
Notches enter the side of the perform forming a shoulder that is at a
slight upward angle. The stem is slightly expanding with a
straight base that is as wide, or slightly wider than the shoulders.
The basal corners are slightly rounded. This point has a random
flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Length - 39 to 64 mm (average 52 mm), Blade Width -
17 to 23 mm (average 21 mm), Thickness - 3 to 7 mm (average
5 mm)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
These point are primarily found in Loma and Guadiana Chalchihuites
cultural regions of Durango and southern Chihuahua.
Similar Points:
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Similar to the Atotonilco Side Notch, but the Atotonilco Side Notch tend to
be wider, shorter, and have a straight to slightly concave base (Spence,
1971).
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
Santa Ana Side Notch Projectile Point, Santa Ana Side Notch Arrowhead
