Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Perry Newell and Alex D. Krieger
Named For:
Date Identified: 1949
Type Site: George C. Davis Site, Cherokee County, Texas
Identified By: Perry Newell and Alex D. Krieger
Named For:
Date Identified: 1949
Type Site: George C. Davis Site, Cherokee County, Texas
Point Validity: Valid Type
Newell was a distinguished anthropologist who oversaw and directed excavation at many important sites. Krieger was a renowned anthropologist who spent most of his career in Texas cataloging projectile points and pottery in Texas before moving on to the University of Washington. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Wells Stemmed
AKA: Sisterdale Shouldered (Stephenson, 1949)Cluster:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a narrow thick medium to large triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from straight to slightly excurvate. The blade is commonly serrated. The shoulders may range from weak to well defined and range from having an upward angle to almost horizontal. The shoulders are commonly asymmetrical. The stem may range from straight to slightly contracting. The stem is long and may make up one third to one half of the total length of the point. The base ranges from straight to convex. Some examples have a base that is pointed. The stem and base usually have heavy grinding present. This point has a workmanship which is commonly poor to average and has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 45 to 80 mm (average 60 to 70 mm), Stem Length - 18 to 35 mm (typically up to 1/2 the total length, but not less than 1/3 of the total length), Blade Width - 15 to 25 mm Stem Width at Shoulders - 14 to 20 mm, Basal Width - 10 to 20 mm (Suhm and Krieger, 1954)
Total Length - 45 to 80 mm (average 60 to 70 mm), Stem Length - 18 to 35 mm (typically up to 1/2 the total length, but not less than 1/3 of the total length), Blade Width - 15 to 25 mm Stem Width at Shoulders - 14 to 20 mm, Basal Width - 10 to 20 mm (Suhm and Krieger, 1954)
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
This point is commonly refereed to as an Adena Wells point. However, this point is not associated with the Adena culture.
Similar points were described by Robert Stephenson in 1949 during his surveys of the Trinity River valley. Suhm and Krieger (1954) noted that Sisterdale Shouldered points fell within the characteristics and time frame of Wells points and were probably the same type.
This point is commonly refereed to as an Adena Wells point. However, this point is not associated with the Adena culture.
Similar points were described by Robert Stephenson in 1949 during his surveys of the Trinity River valley. Suhm and Krieger (1954) noted that Sisterdale Shouldered points fell within the characteristics and time frame of Wells points and were probably the same type.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in central to eastern Texas. This point may be found into the Red River Valley of southeastern Oklahoma, southwestern Arkansas, and northwestern Louisiana with decreased frequency.
