Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: E. B. Sayles
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1965
Type Site: Snaketown Site, Arizona
Identified By: E. B. Sayles
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1965
Type Site: Snaketown Site, Arizona
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.
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.
Snaketown Triangle
Cluster: Late Southern Triangle Cluster 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 shallow 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. However, some examples have asymmetrical serrations on the blade. Examples with deep serrations at the base may have a side notch appearance. 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:
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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).
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).
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.
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.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,050 - 850 B.P.
Cultural Period: Developmental
Glacial Period: Medieval Warm
Culture: Hohokam Culture
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Gila River, Snaketown Stemmed, Snaketown Side Notch
Gila River, Snaketown Stemmed, Snaketown Side Notch
