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Name Details:
Named By:  Thomas H. Hester
Named For:  Type Site
Date Identified:  1979
Type Site:  Jetta Site, Texas
 Jetta
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Commonly Utilized Material:


Date:                   
Cultural Period:   
8,000 - 5,500 B.P.
Early Archaic
Middle Holocene

Glacial Period:
Culture:
     
      


Outline is Representative of Size and Shape:



Description of Physical Characteristics and Flaking Pattern:

This is a medium to large triangular stemmed point with an elliptical cross section.  The blade may vary from excurvate to recurvate.  Many examples curve in at the tip and flare out at the shoulders.  The shoulders may range from having an upward slope, horizontal, or barbed.  The stem is straight with a deep center basal notch.  The basal tangs or ears are rounded.  This point has a random flaking pattern.

Size Measurements:  Total Length - 40 to 100 mm (average 55 to 65 mm),  Stem Length - 15 to 30 mm (average 15 to 20 mm),  Blade Width - 20 to 40 mm (average 25 to 30 mm),  Stem Width - 20 to 28 mm,  Basal Concavity - 7 to 12 mm

Distribution:
Distribution Comments:

This point is primarily found central Texas. 

Similar Points:
Gower, Hoxie, Pedernales, Uvalde
Related / Associated Points:
Additional Comments:

The stem for this type are generally wider and more rectangular than the Pedernales type.

Pictures:
Jetta Projectile Point
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Point Validity:   Valid Type

Hester is a well-respected anthropologist and a Professor Emeritus at the University of Texas – Austin.  Hester has conducted extensive studies in archaeology of Texas.  This type was named in a professional publication and has many professional references.  This is considered a valid type.



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Age Details:
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Walter Williams (Sierra Artifacts)
Texas Arrowheads
Kirk Kirk

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References: (See Reference Page, Entry Number):

8, 23, 30
Jetta Projectile Point, Jetta Arrowhead