Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Alex D. Krieger
Named For: Alba, Wood County, Texas
Date Identified: 1946
Type Site: Multiple sites around Alba, Wood County, Tx
Identified By: Alex D. Krieger
Named For: Alba, Wood County, Texas
Date Identified: 1946
Type Site: Multiple sites around Alba, Wood County, Tx
Point Validity: Valid type
Krieger is a renowned anthropologist and professor of anthropology in Texas. He conducted extensive studies into the archeology of Texas. This type was named in a profession publication and has many profession references. This is considered a valid type.
Krieger is a renowned anthropologist and professor of anthropology in Texas. He conducted extensive studies into the archeology of Texas. This type was named in a profession publication and has many profession references. This is considered a valid type.
Alba Barbed
Cluster: Alba Cluster Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small (typically 1 inch) triangular expanding stem point with an flat elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from slightly excurvate to recurvate with the blade flaring out towards the shoulders. The blade is commonly finely serrated. The shoulders are horizontal. The stem is expanding with a convex base giving the stem a bulbous or fan shaped appearance. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 18 to 35 mm, Stem Length - 7 mm (typically 1/5 to 1/4 of the total length), Width - 1.3 to 1.6 mm, Stem Width - 5 to 8 mm (Suhm and Krieger, 1954).
Total Length - 18 to 35 mm, Stem Length - 7 mm (typically 1/5 to 1/4 of the total length), Width - 1.3 to 1.6 mm, Stem Width - 5 to 8 mm (Suhm and Krieger, 1954).
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Has been found in caches with Hayes points.
Has been found in caches with Hayes points.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Caddoan regions of the Red River Valley of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana and into the coastal regions of Texas and Louisiana. This point is found into the mid Mississippi River valley with decreased frequency as well as into central Texas.
This point is primarily found in the Caddoan regions of the Red River Valley of Texas, Oklahoma, Arkansas, and Louisiana and into the coastal regions of Texas and Louisiana. This point is found into the mid Mississippi River valley with decreased frequency as well as into central Texas.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,200 - 800 B.P.
Cultural Period: Mississippian
Glacial Period: Medieval Warm to Little Ice Age
Culture: Caddo Culture
Date: 1,200 - 800 B.P.
Cultural Period: Mississippian
Glacial Period: Medieval Warm to Little Ice Age
Culture: Caddo Culture
Age Details:
Suhm et al. (1954) notes that this is a commonly associated with the Belcher and Texarkana foci, less frequently with the Titus Focus and all phases of the Fulton Aspect.
Suhm et al. (1954) notes that this is a commonly associated with the Belcher and Texarkana foci, less frequently with the Titus Focus and all phases of the Fulton Aspect.
