These Evans points were collected over many years of surface hunting the plowed fields near Delhi Louisiana. I was lucky to acquire these from the finder, Randy Heldenbrand.
Evans Points are a Middle Archaic Point type that mainly occurs in East Texas, Louisiana and Southwest Arkansas although scattered finds are reported into North Texas and even into Central Texas. The better examples are prized by collectors for their unique design. There is evidence that the makers of this unusual point may have been the first mound builders in North America, at Watson Brake in Northern Louisiana, over 5,000 years ago. There is no doubt that whoever came up with this multi-notched point design was not lacking on imagination!

2-1/2" x 1-1/8" x 1/2" thick example made of a congomerate material.
(Click photo for silloette of this point)

2" x 1-1/4" x 3/8" thick example made of a high quality white agatized material.
(Click photo for silloette of this point)

2-1/8" x 1-1/4" x 7/16" thick example made of a high quality black chert.
(Click photo for silloette of this point)

2-1/8" x 1-1/8" x 1/4" thick better made brown Jasper example.
(Click photo for silloette of this point)

2-7/8" x 1-3/4" x 9/16" thick example made of a black chert material.
(Click photo for silloette of this point)
These remind me of the similar aged Axtel points found in East Texas and into Central Texas. The square to rounded stem on both is often smoothed or ground. They both seem to be made by hammering with random percussion flaking, then the edges are shaped by more a controlled flaking method. Of course the extra set of side notches are unique to the Evans point. As you can see it is a pretty thick, heavy duty point type. That's OK by me, it probably helped these points stand up to the banging around they got when they were plowed up!
It is interesting to compare these Louisiana points to several
EAST TEXAS EVANS POINTS from the Roy Mills collection.
I wish to thank Mr. Randy Heldenbrand for allowing me to add these points to my collection.
References Cited:
Turner & Hester
“FIELD GUIDE TO STONE ARTIFACTS OF THE TEXAS INDIANS”
Mr. Randy Heldenbrand, Johnny Maduzia, Ronnie Hart, Lewis Smith and Sammy Ray
Personal communications
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