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Name Details:
Named By: Richard
S. MacNeish
Named For: Tehuacan
Valley
Date Identified:
1967
Type Site:
Tehuacan
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,700 - 1,200 B.P.
Classic Period
(Primer to Segundo period)
Vandal Minimum
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular expanding stem point with an elliptical
cross section. The blade is narrow and excurvate. The
shoulders range from slightly barbed to horizontal. The stem is
short, broad, and expanding with a base that varies from straight to
slightly concave.
Size Measurements: Length - 31 to 55 mm (average 42 mm), Stem Length - 7 to 12 mm
(average 11 mm), Blade Width -
20 to 33 mm (average 27 mm), Stem Width - 15 to 31 mm (average 22 mm), Thickness -
4 to 10 mm (average 8 mm)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This type has been reported in Oaxaca, Puebla, the Valley of Mexico, and
Tehuacan Valley in Mexico. These points were reported at Cueva de la Nopalera, Hidalgo and are found throughout the Valley of Mexico.
Related / Associated Points:
Tula Additional Comments:
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.
.
Age Details:
At Cueva de la Nopalera these points were found
in association with level 3 and level 2.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
189, 190, 193
Tehuacan Projectile Point, Tehuacan Arrowhead
