Arrowhead type
Guadalupe Bi-face Point
Guadalupe Bi-face9,000 - 8,000 B.P.Early Archaic to Middle Archaic3 reference photos
Key facts
- Age
- 9,000 - 8,000 B.P.
- Cultural period
- Early Archaic to Middle Archaic
- Size
- Small to Medium
- Shape
- Other to Triangle
- Glacial period
- Early Holocene
More from the Archaic period
Description
This artifact exhibits a robust, irregular morphology, with outlines that can fluctuate between oval and triangular forms. In cross-sectional profile, it displays a varied geometry, spanning from a curved, bi-convex ellipse to a more angular, plano-convex shape. The blade's formation is attributed to percussion flaking, characterized by a pronounced, steep angle of flake removal, typically falling within the range of 55 to 85 degrees.
Size
Small to Medium
Distribution
This type is mainly discovered in the Guadalupe and San Antonio River Valleys, but can also occur from the southern shoreline area to the Balcones Fault Zone and the Rio Grande River
Additional information
More information needed.
Identified by
- Named by
- Steven L. Black and A. Joachim McGraw
- Year
- 1984
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Types that are easy to confuse with the Guadalupe Bi-face point.
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