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Name Details:
Named By: Paul Tolstoy
Named For: Texcoco
Lake, Valley of Mexico
Date Identified: 1958
Type Site:
Texcoco
Cluster:
Date:
Cultural Period:
6,000 - 5,000 B.P.
Middle Archaic
Middle Holocene
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Type
B
(As described by Cook)
Type
A
(As described by Cook)
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin medium to large triangular side notch point with a flattened cross section. The blade is broad and may vary from slightly excurvate to
incurvate, but is
commonly straight. Shallow parallel U-shaped notches enter low on the blade forming a weak shoulder that is horizontal. The stem is broad, commonly the widest portion of the point. The base
ranges from straight (type A) to concave (type B). This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Length - 25 to 84 mm (average 43 mm), Width - 18 to 43 mm (average
25 mm), Notch Width - 4 to 8 mm (average 5 mm), Notch Depth - 2 to
6 mm (average 3 mm), Thickness - 4 to 10 mm (average 8 mm)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Texcoco Lake region of the Tehuacan Valley of central Mexico.
They have been reported in the Valley of Mexico, Tehuacan Valley, Cueva de la Nopalera, Hidalgo, Puebla, and Oaxaca.
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Tolstoy is a distinguished anthropologist and professor for the Department of
Anthropology at the University of Montreal, Quebec, Canada. He is an expert on the archaeology of the Aztec culture and the archaeology of Mexico. 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:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
23, 30, 189, 190, 193
Texcoco Projectile Point, Texcoco Arrowhead
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