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Name Details:
Named By: LeRoy Johnson
Named For:
Zavala County, Texas
Date Identified: 1964
Type Site: The Devils Mouth Site, Val Verde County, Texas
Zavala
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
700 - 200 B.P.
Late Prehistoric to Historic
Medieval Warm to Little Ice Age
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thick stubby small triangular
stemmed point with an
elliptical cross section. The cross section is elliptical. The blade may vary from straight to excurvate. The shoulders are weak to absent and at an upward angle. The stem may range from straight to slightly expanding with a straight to convex base. This point is usually crudely made and has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 15 to 27 mm, Stem Length - 4 to 9 mm (typically 1/3
to 1/2 of the total length), Blade
Width - 11 to 18 mm, Thickness - 4 to 7 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Nueces
River-Rio Grande River corridor and possibly in the Lower Pecos region of southern Texas and into Mexico.
Similar Points:
Armadillo, Baker, Brazo, Dallas, Diablo Corner Notch, Elam, Figueroa, Fresnal, La Mina, Salado, Santa Cruz, Woden, Zacatecas Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:
Davis (1995) notes that the Zavala point and the Figueroa point are similar
in appearance and outline. The shoulders of the Figueroa point are usually
more prominent and the basal width is wider than characteristic of Zavala
points. The Zavala point are considered arrow point while Figueroa are
considered a dart point (Moore, 2015).
Pictures:
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Johnson was a distinguished
anthropologist who got his start in Texas before moving to become a professor at the University of Ohio and the University of Oregon. He named this type in a professional
publication and this type has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
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Age Details:
Pictures Provided By:
Bryan Devonshire
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
8, 30, 167, 182
Zavala Projectile Point, Zavala Arrowhead
