Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Dwain Rodgers
Named For: Austin Co, Texas
Date Identified: 2008
Type Site:
Identified By: Dwain Rodgers
Named For: Austin Co, Texas
Date Identified: 2008
Type Site:
Point Validity:
Collector type
Rodgers is an avocational archaeologist and artifact authenticator. This type was named in his personally published book and has no other references. This is considered a collector type.
Rodgers is an avocational archaeologist and artifact authenticator. This type was named in his personally published book and has no other references. This is considered a collector type.
Austin Stemmed
(Collector Type)Cluster:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium to large stemmed triangular point with an elliptical cross section. The blade is primarily excurvate, but may vary to straight or incurvate on heavily re-sharpened examples. The blade is beveled on the left edge of each face. The shoulders are barbed, but may range to weak and horizontal on heavily re-sharpened examples. The stem is slightly contracting with a slightly concave base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 45 to 110 mm, Stem Length -12 to 19 mm, Blade Width - 23 to 40 mm, Stem Width at Shoulders - 14 to 19 mm, Basal Width - 10 to 15 mm.
Total Length - 45 to 110 mm, Stem Length -12 to 19 mm, Blade Width - 23 to 40 mm, Stem Width at Shoulders - 14 to 19 mm, Basal Width - 10 to 15 mm.
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
AUSTIN (Contracted Stem) – was named by amateur and artifact authenticator Dwain Rogers for examples recovered from the Goebel site located between Austin and Houston. They are small to large sized (2” to 5”) knives that usually have a left side bevel on each face and contracting stems with slightly to moderately concave bases. They were in use during the Middle Archaic period and distribution so far is restricted to the central Coastal Plains from Houston and southwest to San Antonio. Reference: Dwain Rogers 2008.
AUSTIN (Contracted Stem) – was named by amateur and artifact authenticator Dwain Rogers for examples recovered from the Goebel site located between Austin and Houston. They are small to large sized (2” to 5”) knives that usually have a left side bevel on each face and contracting stems with slightly to moderately concave bases. They were in use during the Middle Archaic period and distribution so far is restricted to the central Coastal Plains from Houston and southwest to San Antonio. Reference: Dwain Rogers 2008.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found on the Coastal Plains of surrounding the Houston area and into the southern Plains Region of San Antonio.
This point is primarily found on the Coastal Plains of surrounding the Houston area and into the southern Plains Region of San Antonio.
Age / Periods:
Date: 4,800 - 4,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 4,800 - 4,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
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