Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Thomas R. Hester
Named For: Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico
Date Identified: 1977
Type Site: San Bernard Mission located near the city of Guerrero in Coahuila, Mexico
Identified By: Thomas R. Hester
Named For: Guerrero, Coahuila, Mexico
Date Identified: 1977
Type Site: San Bernard Mission located near the city of Guerrero in Coahuila, Mexico
Point Validity:
Valid type
Hester is a well-respected anthropologist and a Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas – Austin. Hester has conducted extensive studies in archaeology of Texas. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Hester is a well-respected anthropologist and a Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas – Austin. Hester has conducted extensive studies in archaeology of Texas. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Guerrero Triangle
AKA: Mission PointCluster: Late Southern Triangle Cluster
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin small to medium triangular point with a flattened cross section. The blade may vary from straight to slightly excurvate. The base is primarily straight, but may be slightly concave. Many examples have skillful parallel flaking, while others have a high quality random flaking.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 27 to 50 mm, Width - 7 to 17 mm
Total Length - 27 to 50 mm, Width - 7 to 17 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
These points are commonly called Mission Point because they are commonly found around missions and in mission Indian middens in the Coahuila and southern Texas regions. However, they are not limited to areas surrounding the missions in those regions. Many examples have been made from glass (Turner and Hester, 1985).
This point is similar to Fresno points with the difference being that the Fresno point has a more triangular appearance with a straight to mildly concave base, whereas the Guerrero point varies from triangular to lanceolate in appearance with a basal concavity that is usually deeper.
Gurrero Negro points found in west central Baja California are similar in appearance and also found in association with Spanish era relics (Ritter, 1998).
These points are commonly called Mission Point because they are commonly found around missions and in mission Indian middens in the Coahuila and southern Texas regions. However, they are not limited to areas surrounding the missions in those regions. Many examples have been made from glass (Turner and Hester, 1985).
This point is similar to Fresno points with the difference being that the Fresno point has a more triangular appearance with a straight to mildly concave base, whereas the Guerrero point varies from triangular to lanceolate in appearance with a basal concavity that is usually deeper.
Gurrero Negro points found in west central Baja California are similar in appearance and also found in association with Spanish era relics (Ritter, 1998).
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in southern Texas and into Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas Mexico. Commonly found around Spanish Missions. Guerrero Negro points found in Baja California and into Sonora Mexico are similar point and may represent the same type. This type may be found throughout Mexico especially around Spanish Missions.
This point is primarily found in southern Texas and into Coahuila, Nuevo Leon, and Tamaulipas Mexico. Commonly found around Spanish Missions. Guerrero Negro points found in Baja California and into Sonora Mexico are similar point and may represent the same type. This type may be found throughout Mexico especially around Spanish Missions.
Age / Periods:
Date: 300 - 150 B.P.
Cultural Period: Historic
Glacial Period: Little Ice Age
Culture: Coahuiltecan Culture
Date: 300 - 150 B.P.
Cultural Period: Historic
Glacial Period: Little Ice Age
Culture: Coahuiltecan Culture
Age Details:
Similar Points:
Abajo, Amargosa, Bassett, Carlsbad, Cienega, Eastgate, Guadalupe, Fresno, Maud, McGloin, Starr
Abajo, Amargosa, Bassett, Carlsbad, Cienega, Eastgate, Guadalupe, Fresno, Maud, McGloin, Starr
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