Lots of questions in my mind on what appears to be a very early notched point that was recovered in Lee county, Texas. This is a well made but small point, only 1-3/4" in length.
The stem is well ground all the way up, over half the length of the point, on both sides.
This angle shows the pressure flaking.
The well retouched edges are also paleo like.
But what's up with the little notches at the base?
This area produces both Central Texas and East Texas types. Maybe it's an East Texas type I don't recognize or maybe an early point that was picked up and re-worked by later people? We tossed around several possibilities, San Patrice and Cache River being the closest possibilities. But as far as I know there is not a point type like this that occurs here. I have seen another example like this which was assumed to be an early point notched by later people. This may even represent an unrecognized type in Texas. I will be watching for similar points like this one.
References Cited:
Turner & Hester
“FIELD GUIDE TO STONE ARTIFACTS OF THE TEXAS INDIANS”
Timothy K Perttula
“THE PREHISTORY OF TEXAS”
Mr. Keith Brown
Mr. Clayton Vandergriff
Personal communications
Photos & Text (c) David Crain / Texasarrowheads.com
I wish to thank Keith for letting me add this point to my collection!
References Cited:
Turner & Hester
“FIELD GUIDE TO STONE ARTIFACTS OF THE TEXAS INDIANS”
Timothy K Perttula
“THE PREHISTORY OF TEXAS”
Mr. Keith Brown
Mr. Clayton Vandergriff
Personal communications
Photos & Text (c) David Crain / Texasarrowheads.com