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Name Details:
Named By: Richard
S. MacNeish
Named For:
Date Identified:
1967
Type Site:
Teotihuacan
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Primarily
obsidian
Date:
Cultural Period:
1,200 - 600 B.P.
Late Classic to Postclassic
Vandal Minimum to Little Ice Age
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Phase:
Outline is Representative of Common Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small triangular side notch point with a flattened cross
section. The blade is primarily straight, but may be slightly
excurvate. The shoulders are horizontal with an expanded stem.
The base can vary from straight to concave or notched. This type
is manufactured from a prismatic blade struck from a polyhedral core and
finished with fine pressure flaking. This point has a random
flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Length - 31 to 55 mm (average 42mm), 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 Tehuacan Valley, Cueva de la Nopalera, Hidalgo, and the Valley of Mexico.
MacNeish reports that this type is found throughout Mesoamerica.
Similar Points:
Awatovi, Del Carmen, Desert Sierra, Harrell, Haskell, La Cueva, Mimbre, Neff, Toyah, Pueblo Side Notch, Washita 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.
.
Age Details:
At Cueva de la Nopalera these points were found
in level 2.
Pictures Provided By:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
189, 190
Teotihuacan Projectile Point, Teotihuacan Arrowhead
