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Journal of Southwestern Anthropology and History
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Empire Points: An Addition to the San Pedro Phase Lithic Assemblage

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Pages 297-326 | Published online: 25 Jul 2016
 

ABSTRACT

Until recently, San Pedro points were the only temporally diagnostic projectile point style associated with the San Pedro phase of the Early Agricultural period in the southern Southwest. Recent archaeological survey and excavation projects conducted in Cienega Valley and the Tucson Basin have identified the Empire point as an additional projectile point style diagnostic of the San Pedro phase. Comparisons of morphologic and metric attributes of Empire and San Pedro points demonstrate that Empire points are morphologically and medically distinct from San Pedro points and should be considered a new projectile point style. The spatial and temporal distributions of Empire points, and the cultural implications of this point style and its distributions, are discussed.

RESUMEN

Hasta hace poco tiempo, puntos de San Pedro eran el único estilo temporalmente diagnóstico del punto asociado con la fase de San Pedro del período Temprano Agrícola en el Suroeste sureño. Proyectos arqueológicos recientes del reconocimiento y excavación conducido en el Valle de Cienega y la Cuenca de Tucson han identificado el punto del Empire como un punto adicional estiliza diagnóstico de la fase de San Pedro. Las comparaciones de morfológico y atributos métricos del Empire y puntos de San Pedro demuestran eses puntos del Empire son morfológicamente y métricamente distincto de puntos de San Pedro y deben ser considerado un estilo nuevo de puntos. Las distribuciones espaciales y temporales de puntos de Empire, y de las implicaciones culturales de este estilo del punto y sus distribuciones, se discuten.

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