Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: James A. Ford and Clarence H. Webb
Named For: Avocational archaeologist, Jo Nichols Evans, Owner of the Evans Farm, Grant Parish Louisiana and collaborated with Ford and Webb regarding sites on their farm and this unique type.
Date Identified: 1956
Type Site: Poverty Point, West Carroll Parrish, Louisiana
Identified By: James A. Ford and Clarence H. Webb
Named For: Avocational archaeologist, Jo Nichols Evans, Owner of the Evans Farm, Grant Parish Louisiana and collaborated with Ford and Webb regarding sites on their farm and this unique type.
Date Identified: 1956
Type Site: Poverty Point, West Carroll Parrish, Louisiana
Point Validity:
Valid type
Ford is an archaeologist who cataloged the cultures of the lower Mississippi River valley. He is most noted for conducting the first large scale excavation at Poverty Point. Webb was a trained Pediatrician who became interested in archeology. In 1940 he became the charter member of the Society of American Archeology. He conducted many collaborative excavations and conducted his own excavations at Poverty Point and Gahagan Mounds. He was a well-respected archaeologist. He named this point in a professional publication and this type has many professional references. This is a valid type.
Ford is an archaeologist who cataloged the cultures of the lower Mississippi River valley. He is most noted for conducting the first large scale excavation at Poverty Point. Webb was a trained Pediatrician who became interested in archeology. In 1940 he became the charter member of the Society of American Archeology. He conducted many collaborative excavations and conducted his own excavations at Poverty Point and Gahagan Mounds. He was a well-respected archaeologist. He named this point in a professional publication and this type has many professional references. This is a valid type.
Evans Double Notch
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a medium triangular (1.25 to 2.5 inches) expanding stem point with an elliptical cross section. The blade broad may range from excurvate to straight. The most notable characteristics of this point is the notches above the shoulders on one or both blades. The shoulders may range from slightly barbed to a slight upward angle. The stem is primarily slightly expanding, but may range to straight or rarely slightly contracting. The base may be straight to slightly convex. Basal grinding may be present. This point has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 32 to 65 mm (average 52 mm), Stem Length - 10 to 15 mm, Width - 20 to 36 mm, Stem Width - 14 to 22 mm, Thickness - 5 to 8 mm
Total Length - 32 to 65 mm (average 52 mm), Stem Length - 10 to 15 mm, Width - 20 to 36 mm, Stem Width - 14 to 22 mm, Thickness - 5 to 8 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Additional Comments:
This point is most commonly associated with the Middle to Late Archaic periods. One site has dated this point to the Early Woodland period (Johnson et al., 2002).
The Sinner point is a related type that is distinguished by having multiple notches on the blade (Johnson et al. 2002).
Tangipahoa is a variant of the Evans point with a contracting base found in Louisiana.
This point is most commonly associated with the Middle to Late Archaic periods. One site has dated this point to the Early Woodland period (Johnson et al., 2002).
The Sinner point is a related type that is distinguished by having multiple notches on the blade (Johnson et al. 2002).
Tangipahoa is a variant of the Evans point with a contracting base found in Louisiana.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found northern Louisiana and into southern Arkansas and eastern Texas. These points are found with decreased frequency into the Tennessee River Valley and into the mid Mississippi River Valley.
This point is primarily found northern Louisiana and into southern Arkansas and eastern Texas. These points are found with decreased frequency into the Tennessee River Valley and into the mid Mississippi River Valley.
Age / Periods:
Date: 5,350 - 3,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic to Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Culture: Big Creek Culture
Date: 5,350 - 3,000 B.P.
Cultural Period: Middle Archaic to Early Woodland
Glacial Period: Middle Holocene to Neoglacial
Culture: Big Creek Culture
Age Details:
Dorcheat and Middle Archaic Sixmile Phase
Dorcheat and Middle Archaic Sixmile Phase
Similar Points:
Benton Double Notch, Charcos, Duran, Merkle, Ohio Double Notch, Sinner, St. Tammany. Tangipahoa
Benton Double Notch, Charcos, Duran, Merkle, Ohio Double Notch, Sinner, St. Tammany. Tangipahoa
