Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:
Name Details:
Identified By: Harry Shafer
Named For: Gahagan Mounds, Red River Parish, Louisiana
Date Identified: 1973
Type Site: Gahagan Mounds, Red River Parish, Louisiana and the George C. Davis Site, Cherokee County, Texas
Identified By: Harry Shafer
Named For: Gahagan Mounds, Red River Parish, Louisiana
Date Identified: 1973
Type Site: Gahagan Mounds, Red River Parish, Louisiana and the George C. Davis Site, Cherokee County, Texas
Point Validity:
Valid type
Shafer is a distinguished anthropologist and Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M, and is Curator of Archaeology at the Witte Museum. He is a expert in lithic technology and the archaeology of Texas. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Shafer is a distinguished anthropologist and Professor Emeritus at Texas A&M, and is Curator of Archaeology at the Witte Museum. He is a expert in lithic technology and the archaeology of Texas. This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references. This is considered a valid type.
Gahagan Bi-Face
Cluster: Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:
This is a thin large (three to nine inches) triangular knife with a thin flattened cross section. The blade is recurvate, curving in at the tip, curving back out towards the mid point, curving back in on the bottom half of the blade, and curving back out towards the base. The base is primarily straight, but may vary from slightly concave. This bi-face has thinning flakes expanding out from the preform and terminating at the center of the blade. Beveling rarely is seen on the lower left blade. Many examples have a high quality of workmanship. This knife has a random flaking pattern.
Size Measurements:
Total Length - 70 to 160 mm, Basal Width - 35 to 75 mm
Total Length - 70 to 160 mm, Basal Width - 35 to 75 mm
Commonly Utilized Material:
Edwards Chert, Woodford Chert, Battiest Chert, Big Fork Chert, Ogallala Chert
Edwards Chert, Woodford Chert, Battiest Chert, Big Fork Chert, Ogallala Chert
Additional Comments:
This knife is believed to have been used for cutting vegetable matter and meats (Turner and Hester, 1985).
This knife may have evolved into the Mineral Springs type.
This knife is believed to have been used for cutting vegetable matter and meats (Turner and Hester, 1985).
This knife may have evolved into the Mineral Springs type.
Distribution:
Distribution Comments:
This point is primarily found in central Texas and into northern Texas and southern Oklahoma. This point may be found into western Louisiana and southwestern Arkansas with decreased frequency.
This point is primarily found in central Texas and into northern Texas and southern Oklahoma. This point may be found into western Louisiana and southwestern Arkansas with decreased frequency.
Age / Periods:
Date: 4,000 - 1,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic to Late Prehistoric
Glacial Period: Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Culture: Caddo, Coles Creek Culture
Date: 4,000 - 1,500 B.P.
Cultural Period: Late Archaic to Late Prehistoric
Glacial Period: Neoglacial to Roman Warm
Culture: Caddo, Coles Creek Culture
Age Details:
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