Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Clarence H. Webb and Hiram F. Gregory (named) / Robert E. Bell (described)
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1963 / 1969
Type Site: The Friley Site, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Identified By: Clarence H. Webb and Hiram F. Gregory (named) / Robert E. Bell (described)
Named For: Type Site
Date Identified: 1963 / 1969
Type Site: The Friley Site, Natchitoches Parish, Louisiana
Point Validity:
Valid type
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. Gregory was an anthropologist and professor at Northwestern State University. They named this point in a professional publication and this type has many professional references. This is a valid type.
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. Gregory was an anthropologist and professor at Northwestern State University. They named this point in a professional publication and this type has many professional references. This is a valid type.
Friley Stemmed
AKA: Gem or Jim (Perino, 1985)Cluster:
Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin small triangular expanding stem point with an elliptical to flattened cross section. The blade is recurvate, with the tip having a slight curve and the shoulder having an exaggerated flaring. Many examples have a shoulder edge of the blade becoming horizontal or curving back up towards the tip. The shoulders are prominent and at an upward angle or rounded from the stem to the shoulders edge. The shoulders are often referred to as "spurred". The stem may range from slightly expanding to expanding with a straight to concave base in the classic form, but the stem may vary to a contracting stem with a convex base. This point is commonly well made and has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 20 to 35 mm, Stem Length - 3 to 7 mm, Max Blade Width - 12 to 25 mm, Neck Width - 4 to 8 mm, Stem Width - 7 to 12 mm
Total Length - 20 to 35 mm, Stem Length - 3 to 7 mm, Max Blade Width - 12 to 25 mm, Neck Width - 4 to 8 mm, Stem Width - 7 to 12 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Commonly made if Silicified wood of near-opalized quality.
Commonly made if Silicified wood of near-opalized quality.
Additional Comments:
Perino (1985) states that these are commonly referred to as Gem or Jim points due to their high occurrence on Gem Island in Louisiana.
Perino (1985) states that these are commonly referred to as Gem or Jim points due to their high occurrence on Gem Island in Louisiana.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in Natchitoches Parish of northwestern Louisiana and into eastern Texas. This point may also be found into southwestern Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma.
This point is primarily found in Natchitoches Parish of northwestern Louisiana and into eastern Texas. This point may also be found into southwestern Arkansas and southeastern Oklahoma.
Age / Periods:
Date: 1,300 - 900 B.P.
Cultural Period: Prehistoric - Mississippian
Glacial Period: Vandal Minimum to Medieval Warm
Culture: Caddo Culture
Date: 1,300 - 900 B.P.
Cultural Period: Prehistoric - Mississippian
Glacial Period: Vandal Minimum to Medieval Warm
Culture: Caddo Culture
Age Details:
Other points in this cluster / Related / Associated Points:
Friley Blade
Friley Blade
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