Projectile Point

Type name: Langtry

This regionally specific projectile point is primarily encountered in the lower Pecos region of Texas. Found near a rock shelter during a park trail survey in 1994, it is composed of a distinctive lithic material from prehistoric quarries on Burro Mesa, located about 30 miles away from the site where the artifact was found. The Burro Mesa quarries are part of a National Register Archeological District within the park, and the rock was used for chipped stone artifacts throughout prehistory, from Paleo-Indian through Late Prehistoric time periods.