AN ARCHAIC PERIOD STEMMED AND BARBED POINT FROM TENAM PUENTE, CHIAPAS, MEXICO.

Here we report the discovery of an Archaic period stemmed and barbed point from the site of Tenam Puente, Chiapas, Mexico. The point was discovered in the rubble fill used to modify a large Late Classic to Early Postclassic period plaza. The point bears a strong resemblance to Lowe points (12000-9300 CalBP) recovered from Belize, and Pedernales-style points discovered elsewhere in Mesoamerica (8700 CalBP). It is the second point of this style identified from highland Chiapas to date. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]