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Name Details:
Named By: E. B. Sayles
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1965
Type Site: Snaketown Site, Arizona
Snaketown Stemmed
Cluster: Snaketown Cluster
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,050 - 850 B.P.
Developmental
Medieval Warm
Hohokam Culture
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small narrow
triangular point with a flattened to elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily straight with serrations. Some
examples may have a slightly excurvate serrated blade. The blade serrations are generally symmetrical with deeper serrations towards the base and getting shallower
towards the tip. The shoulders are horizontal with a parallel stem. The base may vary between straight to concave. Examples with a deep concave base may have the appearance of basal ears. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 25 to 45
mm, Stem Length - 4 to 6 mm, Max Width - 10 to 15 mm, Stem Width - 4
to 7 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in central Arizona and into southwestern New Mexico within the Hohokam cultural region.
Distribution extends into Sonora and Chihuahua Mexico, but full
distribution in Mexico is not known.
Additional Comments:
These pints have been subdivided into Triangular, Stemmed, and Side Notch. Another variant is the Gila River which has been referred to as the Snaketown Barbed (Justice, 2002).
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Point Validity: Valid Type
Sayles was a pioneering avocational “field” archaeologist who conducted one of the first archaeological surveys of Texas. He was the co-founder
of the Texas Archaeological Society. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
This is part of the Sacaton Phase.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, 39
Snaketown Stemmed Projectile Point, Snaketown Stemmed Arrowhead