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Name Details:
Named By: Richard
S. MacNeish
Named For:
Date Identified:
1967
Type Site:
Zacatenco
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Most commonly
obsidian
Date:
Cultural Period:
2,500 - 1,500 B.P.
Early Formative (Transitional)
Roman Warm
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Phase:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium ovoid to contracting stemmed point with a thin
elliptical to median ridge cross section. The long narrow
blade is excurvate with the widest portion of the point being the
midpoint. The shoulders range from weak to absent and at an upward
angle. The stem is contracting with a convex to straight base.
Lateral edge grinding may be present. This point is made using
controlled percussion flaking leaving the edges with a collateral ripple
flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Length - 37 to 82 mm, Blade Width -
13 to 21 mm (average 16 mm), Thickness - 6 to 12 mm (average 8 mm)
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This type has been reported in the Valley of Mexico, Tehuacan Valley, Cueva de la Nopalera, Hidalgo, and Puebla, Mexico.
Related / Associated Points:
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.
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Age Details:
This type was found evenly distributed in levels
2, 3, and 4 at Cueva de la Nopalera.
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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
189, 190
Zacatenco Projectile Point, Zacatenco Arrowhead
