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Name Details:
Named By: Elton Prewitt
Named For:
Date Identified: 1981
Type Site:
Hoxie
Cluster:
Commonly Utilized Material:
Date:
Cultural Period:
8,500 - 6,000 B.P.
Early Archaic
Early to Middle Holocene
Glacial Period:
Culture:
Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a narrow
medium to large triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate, but smaller examples may have only a slightly excurvate blade
and large examples may have a curve towards the tip and almost parallel. The shoulders are at an upward angle with many examples having weak shoulders. The stem us usually straight, but may vary to slightly expanding. The base is concave with basal and hafting region grinding. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements: Total Length - 50 to
95 mm, Stem Length - 13 to 18 mm, Blade Width - 16 to 24 mm,
Basal Width - 13 to 19 mm
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found central to east-central Texas.
Related / Associated Points:
Gower Additional Comments:
This point is similar in appearance to the Darl type. However, this point is slightly cruder flaking than the Darl type and this type has grinding on the hafting area which is not seen on the Darl type.
This point was originally included in the Darl type, Prewitt (1981) noted that this is an older point with different characteristics and separated the two types (Turner and Hester, 1985).
Other points in this Cluster:
Point Validity: Valid Type
Prewitt is a highly respected
anthropologist who was a professor at the University of Texas, excavated many important sites across Texas, and published many highly regarded publications. This point as
named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is a valid type.
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Age Details:
References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):
8, 23, 30
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