Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: James A Word and Charles C. Douglas
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1970
Type Site: Baker Cave Site, Val Verde County, Texas
Identified By: James A Word and Charles C. Douglas
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1970
Type Site: Baker Cave Site, Val Verde County, Texas
Point Validity:
Valid type
Word and James conducted excavations at Bakers Cave in Texas. This point was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Word and James conducted excavations at Bakers Cave in Texas. This point was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Baker Stemmed
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small to medium triangular expanding stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from straight to excurvate. The shoulders are commonly horizontal, but may range from slightly barbed to having a slight upward angle. Re-sharpening of the blade reduced the shoulders and blade. The stem is expanding with a concave or bifurcated base. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 25 to 55 mm, Stem Length - 10 to 18 mm (typically 1/3 to 1/2 the total length), Blade Width - 15 to 35 mm, Neck Width - 10 to 20 mm, Basal Width - 13 to 20 mm.
Total Length - 25 to 55 mm, Stem Length - 10 to 18 mm (typically 1/3 to 1/2 the total length), Blade Width - 15 to 35 mm, Neck Width - 10 to 20 mm, Basal Width - 13 to 20 mm.
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
Last two examples pictured below are points with exhausted blades.
Last two examples pictured below are points with exhausted blades.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the Trans Pecos Region of Texas, into New Mexico, and northern Mexico.
This point is primarily found in the Trans Pecos Region of Texas, into New Mexico, and northern Mexico.
Age / Periods:
Date: 8,000 - 6,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early to Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 8,000 - 6,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early to Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
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