Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: James A Word and Charles C. Douglas
Named For:
Date Identified: 1970
Type Site: Baker Cave, Val Verde County, Texas
Identified By: James A Word and Charles C. Douglas
Named For:
Date Identified: 1970
Type Site: Baker Cave, Val Verde County, Texas
Point Validity:
Valid type
Word and Douglas oversaw the excavations of Baker Cave in Texas. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Word and Douglas oversaw the excavations of Baker Cave in Texas. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Bandy Basal Notch
AKA: Brandy (misspelling)Cluster:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a small basal notch point with an elliptical cross section. The blade may vary from straight to excurvate. The shoulders are most commonly barbed, but may vary to horizontal in re-sharpened examples. The barbed usually extend to the base of the point, re-sharpened examples may have shorter barbed. The stem is expanding. The base is curved upwards from the ears to the center of the base giving the base a V appearance or a '"fishtail" appearance. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 35 to 55 mm, Stem Length - 5 to 10 mm, Blade Width - 30 to 40 mm, Neck Width - 13 to 17 mm, Basal Width - 15 to 25 mm
Total Length - 35 to 55 mm, Stem Length - 5 to 10 mm, Blade Width - 30 to 40 mm, Neck Width - 13 to 17 mm, Basal Width - 15 to 25 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
These points are similar to the Martindale points found in central Texas and into Oklahoma, except that these points are generally smaller. This may be a southern variant of the Martindale type (Turner and Hester, 1985). These points may predate the Martindale point.
These points are similar to the Martindale points found in central Texas and into Oklahoma, except that these points are generally smaller. This may be a southern variant of the Martindale type (Turner and Hester, 1985). These points may predate the Martindale point.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in the lower Pecos region of Texas and Coahuila.
This point is primarily found in the lower Pecos region of Texas and Coahuila.
Age / Periods:
Date: 8,900 - 6,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early to Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Date: 8,900 - 6,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Early to Middle Archaic
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene
Culture:
Age Details:
Dates based on information from the Baker Cave and Hinds Cave sites.
Dates based on information from the Baker Cave and Hinds Cave sites.
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Martindale
Martindale
