Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Jack T. Hughes and Patrick S. Willey
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1978
Type Site: Deadman's Shelter (41GR256), Swisher County, Texas
Identified By: Jack T. Hughes and Patrick S. Willey
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1978
Type Site: Deadman's Shelter (41GR256), Swisher County, Texas
Point Validity:
Valid type
Hughes was a distinguished anthropologist who was considered a pioneer of Texas archaeology and a professor at West Texas University. Willey is a well-published anthropologist a professor at California State University. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Hughes was a distinguished anthropologist who was considered a pioneer of Texas archaeology and a professor at West Texas University. Willey is a well-published anthropologist a professor at California State University. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Deadman's Barbed
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a short small triangular expanding stem point with a flattened to elliptical cross section. The blade is wide and excurvate. Deep notches enter the blade from the corners of the point forming long shoulder barbs. The notches enter the blade about one third the length of the point. The stem varies from slightly expanding to expanding with a convex base. The stem commonly has a bulbous appearance. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 18 to 30 mm, Stem Length - 5 to 8 mm, Blade Width - 15 to 20 mm, Max Stem Width - 5 to 8
Total Length - 18 to 30 mm, Stem Length - 5 to 8 mm, Blade Width - 15 to 20 mm, Max Stem Width - 5 to 8
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in New Mexico and into Arizona in the regions inhabited by the Mogollon Culture. Distribution extends into the panhandle and Llano Estacado regions of Texas. This point is rarely found into the Eastern Trans-Pecos and Big Bend Region.
This point is primarily found in New Mexico and into Arizona in the regions inhabited by the Mogollon Culture. Distribution extends into the panhandle and Llano Estacado regions of Texas. This point is rarely found into the Eastern Trans-Pecos and Big Bend Region.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,600 - 700 B.P.
Cultural Period:Developmental - Late Prehistoric
Glacial Period: Roman to Medieval Warm
Culture: Mogollon Culture
Date: 1,600 - 700 B.P.
Cultural Period:Developmental - Late Prehistoric
Glacial Period: Roman to Medieval Warm
Culture: Mogollon Culture
Age Details:
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