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Garza Points

Post, Garza County

Marker Text

Thin, triangular arrow points 2 to 4 centimeters long. Of fine workmanship, with central basal notch and deeply serrated edges. Discovered and named here, site 41GR40, an archeological highway salvage dug in 1959 by South Plains Archeological Society. With these fine, thin arrow points, left near 6 hearths for cooking, were found 238 stone and bone artifacts: awls, wolf teeth pendants, tubular bone beads, chipped stone knives, scrapers, drills, choppers and 3 types of arrow points. The Garza People, roving hunters, lived here before 1500 A.D. (1965)

Marker Details

Address FM 669
Location Description FM 669, W side, 16.8 mi. S of Post and 0.8 mi. N of Borden County line. Marker reported damaged Jan. 2010.
Marker # 2109
Dedicated 1965
Size, Type 18" x 28"
Code archeology; Native Americans
  • Private Property:

    Unknown
  • Latitude, Longitude 32.970097, -101.436162

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